01/08/2014

TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii Dignity PLC
2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  
Other (please specify):  
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):iv

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

30th July 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1st August 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

Holding has gone above 5%
 

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transactionResulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of SharesNumber of Voting RightsNumber of sharesNumber of voting rights% of voting rightsx
DirectDirectxiIndirectxiiDirectIndirect

GB00BCDBG720

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2,141,617

N/A

3.99%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrumentExpiration datexiiiExercise/ Conversion PeriodxivNumber of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.% of voting rights
         
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise priceExpiration datexviiExercise/
Conversion periodxviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to% of voting rightsxix, xx
          NominalDelta
CFD       628,263 1.17% 1.17%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rightsPercentage of voting rights

2,769,880

5.16%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 2,769,880 (5.16%)

 

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:  
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  
13. Additional information:

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name:

Duncan Murray

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 3334

 

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