Return of Value

Dignity PLC
03 August 2006


For Immediate Release                                           3 August 2006


                                  Dignity plc

                          ('Dignity' or 'the Company')

                        Return of Value to Shareholders

Dignity is pleased to announce that it has today redeemed the Redeemable B
Shares of £1 each, which were issued to Shareholders by way of bonus issue on 2
August 2006, for the sum of £1 per Redeemable B Share. It is expected that
Shareholders who were issued with Redeemable B Shares will be sent cheques for
the redemption proceeds (or have their CREST account credited) on 11 August
2006.

Dignity's consolidated ordinary shares were admitted on the Official List and
trading on the London Stock Exchange commenced, at 8.00am on 2 August 2006

For further information please contact:

Richard Portman

Company Secretary
Telephone  [phone]






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