13/09/2011
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 | |
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:iii | Montanaro Asset Management |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):iv | |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 12 Sept 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13 Sept 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
5% |
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 | ||||
GB00B4JZFN18 |
2,755,527 |
2,755,527 |
2,737,670 |
2,737,670 | 4.9997% |
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) | |
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
2,737,670 |
4.9997% |
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: | Matthew Francis, Montanaro |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7448 8600 |