Holding(s) in Company

Dignity PLC
23 March 2006



For Immediate Release                                            23rd March 2006

                                  Dignity plc
                                  ('Company')

                            Section 198 Notification

The Company was notified on 22nd March 2006 pursuant to section 198 of the
Companies Act 1985 ('Act') of the following interests in the Company's ordinary
shares ('Shares'):

• By Morgan Stanley Securities Limited that it had on 20th March 2006 an
  existing interest pursuant to s.198 of the Act in 3,503,333 of the Company's
  shares representing 4.379% of the issued share capital of the Company.


For further enquiries please contact:

Richard Portman
Company Secretary
Dignity plc                           [phone]


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