26/06/2014
TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii | Dignity PLC |
| 2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No |
| Other (please specify): | No |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
Kames Capital |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):iv |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
23/06/2014 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
25/06/2014 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
6% |
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix | |||||||
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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 rightsx | |||
| Direct | Directxi | Indirectxii | Direct | Indirect | |||
|
GB00BCDBG720 |
3,215,843 |
3,215,843 |
2,378,392 |
2,378,392 |
844,451 |
4.43% |
1.57% |
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration datexiii | Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration datexvii | Exercise/ Conversion periodxviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rightsxix, xx | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
|---|---|
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
|
3,222,843 |
6.00% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
|---|
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Kames Capital:- Kames Capital Plc Kames Capital Management Ltd Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC |
| Proxy Voting: | |
|---|---|
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
Kames Capital |
| 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: | |
| 14. Contact name: |
IMS Supervisor / Manager |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
0131 549 3706 |
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
|---|---|
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities) |
Kames Capital |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
Kames House |
| Phone number & email |
0870 60 90 101 |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
Alison Talbot |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
|---|---|
| Full name |
IMS Supervisor / Manager |
| Contact address |
Kames House |
| Phone number & email |
0131 549 3706 |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
Alison Talbot |
| C: Additional information | |
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
