Holding(s) in Company

Dignity PLC
09 January 2006



For Immediate Release                                           9th January 2006
                                  Dignity plc
                                  ('Company')

                            Section 198 Notification

The Company was notified on 6th January 2005 pursuant to section 198 of the
Companies Act 1985 ('Act') of the following interests in the Company's ordinary
shares ('Shares'):

• By Lloyds TSB Group plc that it had on 6th January 2006 an existing
  interest pursuant to s.198 of the Act in 3,142,885 of the Company's shares
  representing 3.928% of the issued share capital of the Company.

• This holding is split between two subsidiaries of Lloyds TSB Group
  plc. Scottish Widows Investment Partnership hold 3,136,972 of the Company's
  shares representing 3.921% of the issued share capital of the Company. Lloyds
  TSB Private Banking hold 5,910 of the Company's shares representing 0.007% of
  the issued share capital of the Company.


For further enquiries please contact:


Richard Portman
Company Secretary
Dignity plc   [phone]






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