Holding(s) in Company

Dignity PLC
17 March 2006


For Immediate Release                                            17th March 2006

                                  Dignity plc
                                  ('Company')
                            Section 198 Notification

The Company was notified on 16th March 2006 pursuant to section 198 of the
Companies Act 1985 ('Act') of the following interests in the Company's ordinary
shares ('Shares'):

• By Tiger Global Management, L.L.C. that it had on 15th March 2006 an
  existing interest pursuant to s.198 of the Act in 2,704,933 of the Company's
  shares representing 3.381% of the issued share capital of the Company.

• This holding is split between three subsidiaries of Tiger Global
  Management, L.L.C. Tiger Global, L.P. hold 1,972,513 of the Company's shares
  representing 2.466% of the issued share capital of the Company. Tiger Global,
  Ltd. hold 687,284 of the Company's shares representing 0.859% of the issued
  share capital of the Company. Tiger Global II, L.P. hold 45,136 of the Company's
  shares representing 0.056% of the issued share capital of the Company.


For further enquiries please contact:

Richard Portman
Company Secretary
Dignity plc                           [phone]






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