Holding(s) in Company

Dignity PLC
21 October 2004


For Immediate Release                                       21st October 2004

                                  Dignity plc

                                  ('Company')

                            Section 198 Notification

The Company was notified on 21st October 2004 pursuant to section 198 of the
Companies Act 1985 ('Act') of the following interests in the Company's ordinary
shares ('Shares'):

•   By the Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited that it had on 21st
    October 2004 an existing interest pursuant to s.198 of the Act in 3,124,816 
    of the Company's Shares representing 3.91% of the issued share capital of 
    the Company.



For further enquiries please contact:

Richard Portman

Company Secretary

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