Holding(s) in Company

Dignity PLC
04 March 2005


For Immediate Release                                            4th March 2005


                                  Dignity plc

                                  ('Company')

                            Section 198 Notification

The Company was notified on 4th March 2005 pursuant to section 198 of the
Companies Act 1985 ('Act') of the following interests in the Company's ordinary
shares ('Shares'):

•  By Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) that it
   had on 4th March 2005 an existing interest pursuant to s.198 of the Act in
   3,109,542 of the Company's Shares representing 3.89% of the issued share 
   capital of the Company.


For further enquiries please contact:


Richard Portman

Company Secretary

Dignity plc                        [phone]


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