11/05/2010
Notifications of Major Interests 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 Group |
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 | May 10, 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | May 11, 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 4% |
8. Notified Details: |
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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 rights | |||
Directxi | Indirectxii | Direct | Indirect | ||||
GB00B14W3659 |
2,539,952 |
2,539,952 |
2,555,390 |
2,555,390 |
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4.00% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||
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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 | |||
Total (A+B+C) | |
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
2,555,390 |
4.00% |
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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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 |