11/12/2012
Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Dignity Plc |
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES |
| 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: | Montanaro Asset Management |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 7th December 2012 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10th December 2012 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
5% |
| 8. Notified Details | |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB00B4JZFN18 | 2,648,272 | 2,648,272 | 2,778,272 | 2,778,272 | 5.07% | ||
| B: Financial Instruments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||
| Total (A+B) | |
|---|---|
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
|
2,778,272 |
5.07% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
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| Proxy Voting: | |
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| 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: |
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| 14. Contact name: | Matthew Francis, Montanaro |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7448 8600 |
