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RNS Number : 1103Y

Dignity PLC

28 February 2017

 
 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.):                                                                   Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 
                                                                         166,783* 
 
                                                                         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                                         27 February 2017 
  and date on which the 
  threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                            28 February 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that                                               4% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level 
  is/are crossed or 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 
 
 
                                                                             Not 
  GB00BRB37M78        1,986,475      1,986,475   1,522,323   1,522,323    Disclosable   3.06%    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. 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 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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 1,522,323                                                 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 
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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 
                                                 49,738,761 as per the Company's 
                                                 Voting Rights and Capital 
                                                 announcement of 31 January 
                                                 2017. 
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 14. Contact name:                                  Michael Dunhill, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                      01603 685988 
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