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RNS Number : 7125V

Dignity PLC

30 October 2014

For immediate release 30 October 2014

Dignity plc (the "Company")

Result of General Meeting

The Company is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions proposed at the General Meeting held earlier today, were duly passed on a show of hands.

Shareholders have accordingly approved the Return of Cash to Shareholders of GBP1.20 per Existing Ordinary Share by way of one B Share or C Share for each Existing Ordinary Share and a 11 for 12 Share Capital Consolidation, as set out in the Circular to Shareholders dated 14 October 2014.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority for the admission to the Official List, and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities, of New Ordinary Shares of 12. pence each. It is expected that these shares will be admitted to the Official List and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence on London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities at 8.00am on 3 November 2014.

For information, the proxy votes cast in respect of the resolutions were as follows:

 
 Resolution                              Votes        Votes Against   Votes marked   Poll 
  (no. as noted on the Form               For                          as Votes       Yes/No 
  of Proxy)                                                            Withheld 
--------------------------------------  -----------  --------------  -------------  -------- 
 1. To approve and adopt new 
  articles of association (containing 
  the rights to be attached 
  to the B Shares, C Shares 
  and Deferred Shares) and 
  approve the proposed purchase 
  of the Deferred Shares.                42,212,276   7,545           158,923        No 
--------------------------------------  -----------  --------------  -------------  -------- 
 2. To approve the Return 
  of Cash and related matters 
  (including authorising the 
  directors to allot B Shares 
  and C Shares).                         42,211,899   7,494           159,351        No 
--------------------------------------  -----------  --------------  -------------  -------- 
 3. To approve the consolidation 
  and sub-division of the Existing 
  Ordinary Shares into New 
  Ordinary Shares.                       42,212,327   7,097           159,320        No 
--------------------------------------  -----------  --------------  -------------  -------- 
 4. To approve the Buyback 
  Contract.                              42,209,430   7,097           162,217        No 
--------------------------------------  -----------  --------------  -------------  -------- 
 5. To approve and adopt new 
  articles of association to 
  take effect 1 January 2015.            42,212,327   7,097           159,320        No 
--------------------------------------  -----------  --------------  -------------  --------

Notes

(i) The "Votes for" figures include those votes giving the Chairman discretion on casting the votes.

(ii) A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total number of votes cast on a resolution.

Copies of the document setting out the resolutions passed by the Company at the General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

All defined terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the Circular issued to Shareholders dated 14 October 2014.

For more information

Mike McCollum, Chief Executive

Steve Whittern, Finance Director

   Dignity plc                                           +44 (0) 121 354 1557

Richard Oldworth

Sophie McNulty

Clare Akhurst

   Buchanan Communications                +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

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