02/02/2012
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 |
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): | 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 | |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 01 Feb 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 02 Feb 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
4% |
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 |
2,213,624 |
2,213,624 |
1,688,715 |
1,688,715 |
501,276 |
3.08% | 0.91% |
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 | |||||
Contract for difference | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.00% | 1 |
Total (A+B+C) | |
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
2,189,991 |
3.99% |
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: | |
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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: | Wendy Dunsmore |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 549 3706 |