TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 22/11/2017

22/11/2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:

DIGNITY PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ Acting in concert	X

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name	VermogensParaplu Beheer B.V.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Amsterdam, The Netherlands

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name	Kempen Capital Management N.V.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Amsterdam, The Netherlands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:

17 November 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

21 November 2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	1,601,573		1,601,573	49,931,548
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights^ix		% of voting rights
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BRB37M78		1,601,573		3.21%


SUBTOTAL 8. A	1,601,573		3.21%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109 /EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights



		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi	Physical or cash settle- ment ^xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights



			SUB- TOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer^xiii				X
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information^xvi

Place of completion	Amsterdam
Date of completion	21 November 2017