1st Quarter Results

Dignity PLC
14 May 2007



For Immediate Release                                                14 May 2007


                                  Dignity plc

                           ('Dignity' or 'the Group')

     Unaudited quarterly results for the 13 week period to 30 March 2007


Dignity plc, Britain's largest single provider of funeral-related services,
namely funeral services, cremations and pre-arranged funeral plans, announces
its unaudited trading statement for the 13 week period ended 30 March 2007.

Group turnover increased by 4.4% to £43.2 million (2006: £41.4 million).

Operating profit increased to £16.6 million (2006: £14.0 million). This included
a payment of £1.5 million in respect of recoveries from the pre-arranged funeral
plan trusts. The comparable payment for 2006 was £1.2 million, which was
received in the second quarter that year. Excluding these recoveries, operating
profit for the period increased by 7.9% to £15.1 million (2006: £14.0 million).

Peter Hindley, Chief Executive of Dignity plc commented:

'The Group continues to trade well and remains in line with expectations for the
full year.'

In accordance with the terms of the securitisation carried out in April 2003,
Dignity (2002) Limited (the holding company of those companies subject to the
securitisation) has today issued reports to the Rating Agencies (Fitch and
Standard & Poor's), the Security Trustee and the holders of notes issued in
connection with the securitisation confirming compliance with the covenants
established under the securitisation.


Copies of these reports are available at http://www.dignityfuneralsplc.co.uk


For further information please contact:

Dignity plc                          0121 354 1557
Peter Hindley, Chief Executive
Mike McCollum, Finance Director
Buchanan Communications              0207 466 5000
Richard Oldworth/Nick Melson




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