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RNS Number : 4078V

Dignity PLC

15 April 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     Dignity plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.): 
                                                                     Available on request 401* 
 
                                                                     BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 13,247* 
 
                                                                     Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 122,386* 
 
                                                                     State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                     1,339,793* 
 
                                                                     *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     14 April 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        15 April 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    <3% to 3% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level (Box 8A+B) 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                Resulting situation after 
  of              to the triggering                 the triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number           Number           Number      Number of                  % of voting 
                  of               of               of          voting                     rights 
                  Shares           Voting           shares      rights 
                                   Rights 
--------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                   Direct      Direct      Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
--------------   --------------   --------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -------  -------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
 
                     Below            Below                                    Not                      Not 
  GB00BRB37M78      threshold        threshold     1,475,827   1,475,827    Disclosable   2.98%     Disclosable 
                ---------------  ---------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -------  -------------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/                   Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         date             Conversion                  rights that                rights 
 instrument                         Period                      may be 
                                                                acquired if 
                                                                the 
                                                                instrument 
                                                                is 
                                                                exercised/ 
                                                                converted. 
---------------  ---------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
 RIGHT TO 
  RECALL                                                       26,000* 
  LOANED SHARES                                                 * Direct Interest                 0.05% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights 
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 1,501,827                                                 3.03% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                             The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
                           Investors Global Services Limited and Friends Provident 
                     International Limited, with the following chain of controlled 
                                                                    undertakings:- 
 
                                          Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                                   *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                        *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                     of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                               *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                                       subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                        *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                                   subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 
 
                                          Friends Provident International Limited: 
                                                   *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                        *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                     of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                 *    Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned 
                                       subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                         *    Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                   Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited) 
 
 
                         *    Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                         Friends Life FPG Limited) 
 
 

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                             *    Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                         Friends Life FPL Limited) 
 
 
                              *    Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned 
                                               subsidiary of Friends Life Limited) 
 
 
                        *    Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned 
                                  subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                    See Section 4 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                      Figures are based on a total 
                                                   number of voting rights of 
                                                   49,634,397 as per the Company's 
                                                   Voting Rights and Capital 
                                                   announcement of 31 March 
                                                   2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                    Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                        01603 684420 
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