SIG: Leadership change

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of Sterling Jewelers Inc. (“Sterling”), a subsidiary of Signet Jewelers Limited (the “Company”), approved the amendment and restatement of the Sterling Jewelers Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended and restated, the “Plan”), effective January 1, 2027. The Plan is intended to be an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan that allows a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), including the Company’s named executive officers, to voluntarily defer compensation in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”). The Plan will be administered by the Sterling Board of Directors (the “Board”), or such other administrative committee as the Board may designate. Participants in the Plan are designated by the Board, or such other administrative committee as the Board may designate, and may elect to defer up to 75% of their base salary and up to 90% of their annual cash bonus. All participant cash deferrals and related earnings will be fully vested under the Plan. Equity awards may not be deferred under the Plan. The Plan provides for matching employer contributions in an amount equal to 100% of the first 3%, plus 50% of the next 2%, of the employee’s deferred annual base salary and annual cash bonus. The Plan also permits discretionary employer contributions. Matching employer contributions made on or after January 1, 2027 will be fully vested when made. Employer discretionary contributions credited