Notice of Major Interest

Dignity PLC 21 December 2007 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares +---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Dignity Plc | |issuer of existing shares to which voting | | |rights are attached: | | +---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |Yes | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may | | |result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which | | |voting rights are attached | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Other (please specify):______________ | | +---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+ |3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Legal & General Group Plc | |notification obligation: | (Group) | | | | | | Legal & General Investment | | | Management Limited (LGIM) | +---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | Legal & General Assurance | |from 3.): | (Pensions Management) Limited | | | (PMC) | | | | | |Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)| +---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction (and date on which| 18 December 2007 | |the threshold is crossed or reached if | | |different): | | +---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 20 December 2007 | +---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Below 5% (Group) | |reached: | | | | Below 5% (LGIM) | +---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ |Class/ |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering | |type of |to the Triggering |transaction | |shares |transaction | | | +---------+---------+--------+---------------------+--------------------+ |if |Number of|Number of|Number |Number of voting |% of voting rights | |possible|Shares |Voting |of |rights | | |using | |Rights |shares | | | |the ISIN| | +--------+----------+----------+---------+----------+ |CODE | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | +--------+---------+---------+--------+----------+----------+---------+----------+ |ORD |3,162,381|3,162,381|Below 5% | | | | | | |9P | | | | +--------+---------+---------+--------+----------+----------+---------+----------+ +--------+---------+---------+--------+----------+----------+---------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Financial Instruments | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ |Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting| |financial |date |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights | |instrument | |Date |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ | | | | | |converted. | | +---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ | | | | | | +---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Total (A+B) | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Below 5% | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or | |the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) | |(Group) (BELOW 5% = Total Position) | |Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) | |Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (BELOW 5% = | |Total Position) | |Legal & General Investment Management Limited | |(Indirect) (LGIM) (BELOW 5% = Total Position) | | Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,969,152 - 4.69 % = LGAS, LGPL & | | PMC) | |Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings | |(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( Limited (Direct) (LGIH) | |2,445,473 - 3.86 % = PMC) | |Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society | |Management) Limited (PMC) (2,445,473 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL) | |3.86 % = PMC) | | Legal & General Pensions Limited | | (Direct) (LGPL) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Proxy Voting: | +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ |10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ |11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | N/A | |cease to hold: | | +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ |12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A | |hold voting rights: | | +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | 13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights | | | figure of 63,240,971 | | | | | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |14. Contact name: | Helen Lewis (LGIM) | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone number: | 020 3124 3851 | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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