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RNS Number : 0724Z

Dignity PLC

09 March 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 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                                           CHANGE IN NATURE : SHARES LOANED 
  specify):                                              OUT 
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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.):                                                           Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 
                                                                 81,212* 
 
                                                                 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 1,075,353* 
 
                                                                 State Street Nominees Limited 280,187* 
 
                                                                 *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                8 March 2017 
  and date on which the 
  threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                   9 March 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that                                      3% to <3% Change at Direct Interest Level 
  is/are crossed or reached:                                (Box 8A) 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 
 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 
-----------------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                    Number           Number      Number      Number of                  % of voting 
                     of               of          of          voting                     rights 
                     Shares           Voting      shares      rights 
                                      Rights 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------  ----------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                 Direct      Direct      Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -------  ---------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
                                                                             Not 
  GB00BRB37M78        1,522,323      1,522,323   1,436,752   1,436,752    Disclosable   2.89%    Not 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. 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 
                                                               85,571* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES     N/A              N/A                       *Direct interest         0.17% 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 
 
 
 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 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 1,522,323                                                 3.06% 
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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, 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) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                  See Section 4 
---------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 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 
                                                 49,738,761 as per the Company's 
                                                 Voting Rights and Capital 
                                                 announcement of 31 January 
                                                 2017. 
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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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