Notice of Major Interest

RNS Number : 7425G

Dignity PLC

27 October 2008

 

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Dignity plc
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			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify):______________			No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	AEGON UK Group of Companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	24th October 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	27th October 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5-6%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B14W3659	3,759,313	3,759,313	3,852,617	3,314,145	538,472	5.22	0.85

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
3,852,617	6.07%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of: AEGON Asset Management UK plc AEGON Investment Management UK ltd. AEGON ICVC

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	AEGON UK Group of Companies
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:	AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of: AEGON Asset Management UK plc  AEGON Investment Management UK ltd AEGON ICVC
14 Contact name:	Miranda Beacham
15. Contact telephone name:	0131 549 3460

 

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