DTY.L Regulatory News (DTY)

21 Nov 2007 10:04

Dignity PLC21 November 2007 TR 1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or Dignity PLCthe underlying issuer of existing shares to which votingrights 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 inthe 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) Legal & General Group Plc (Group)subject to the notificationobligation: Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) - 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)(if different from 3.): Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) - 5. Date of the transaction (and 14 November 2007date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): -6. Date on which issuer 20 November 2007notified: -7. Threshold(s) that is/are Above 5% (Group)crossed or reached: Above 5% (LGIM) - 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of to the Triggeringshares transactionifpossible Number Number of Number of Number of voting % of votingusing of Voting shares rights rightsthe ISIN Shares RightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrd 9p Below 5% 3,003,515 3,003,515 164,663 4.7498 0.2604 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,168,178 5.01 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments are effectively held, if applicable:Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)(3,168,178 -5.01% = Total Position)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (3,168,178 -5.01% = TotalPosition)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) (3,168,178 -5.01% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,003,515 - 4.74% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,462,636 (Direct) (LGIH)- 3.89% = PMC)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (2,462,636 - 3.89% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 63,234,290 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number ofdisclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which hascome to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 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