22/10/2013

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 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  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  
Other (please specify):  
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited

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

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Bank of NY, London Northern Trust Company London State Street Bank and Trust Company,  London National Westminster Bank Plc,  London Mellon Bank N.A., London

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

October 21, 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

October 22, 2013

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

Below 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

Ordinary GBP .1130769 GB00BCDBG720

2,867,543

2,867,543

       

Below 5%

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
             
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rightsPercentage of voting rights
 

 Below 5%

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

Lori A. Weber Assistant Secretary, Franklin Resources, Inc.

15. Contact telephone number:

 954-847-2283

 

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