25/01/2011
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 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): | |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii | Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):iv |
JPMorgan Chase Bank London The Bank of NY London Mellon Bank London Northern Trust Corporation London |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 21 January 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24 January 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
10% |
8: Notified Details | |||||||
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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 xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||
Ordinary .105 GB00B4JZFN18 |
3,237,387 |
3,237,387 |
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5,528,057 |
10.10% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||
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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 | |||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights xix, xx |
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Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
5,528,057 |
10.10% |
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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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: | |
14. Contact name: | Lori A. Weber Assistant Secretary, Franklin Resources, Inc. |
15. Contact telephone number: | 954-847-2283 |