DTY.L Regulatory News (DTY)

12 Oct 2007 16:48

Dignity PLC12 October 2007 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 |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|No ||in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights | ||are attached | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+| | || | ||An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |No |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+| | || | ||Other (please specify):______________ |No |+---------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+| | || | ||3. Full name of person(s) subject to |AEGON UK Group of Companies ||notification obligation: | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | || | ||4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | ||different from 3): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | || | ||5. Date of transaction (and date on |11th October 2007 ||which the threshold is crossed or | ||reached if different): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| |12th October 2007 || | ||6. Date on which issuer notified: | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | || | ||7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |3-4% ||reached: | |+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------++---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|8: Notified Details |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares || || |+-------------+-------------------+----------------------------------------------+|Class/type of|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering ||shares |to the triggering |transaction || |transaction | ||If possible +---------+---------+---------+------------------+-----------------+|use ISIN code|Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting |Percentage of || |shares |voting |shares |rights |voting rights || | |rights | +---------+--------+-------+---------+| | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | |Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect |+-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+-------+---------+|GB00B14W3659 |2,448,861|2,448,861|2,573,861|2,359,484|214,377 |3.73 |0.34 |+-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+-------+---------+| | | | | | | | |+-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+-------+---------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments || || |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction || || |+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+|Type of |Expiration date|Exercise/ |No. of voting |Percentage of ||financial | |conversion |rights that may |voting rights ||instrument | |period/date |be acquired (if | || | | |the instrument | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted) | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+| | | | | || | | | | || | | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) || || |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|2,573,861 |4.07% |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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 || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Annex: Notification of major interests in shares |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification ||obligation |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Full name |AEGON Asset Management UK plc || | ||(including legal form of legal | ||entities) | || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Contact address |AEGON House, || | ||(registered office for legal entities)|3 Lochside Avenue, || | || |Edinburgh Park, || | || |Edinburgh, || | || |EH12 9SA |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Phone number & email |0870 60 90 101 || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Other useful information |Ian G Young, Company secretary, || | ||(at least legal representative for |0131 549 6398 ||legal persons) | || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Full name |Miranda Beacham || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Contact address |AEGON House, || | || |3 Lochside Avenue, || | || |Edinburgh Park, || | || |Edinburgh, || | || |EH12 9SA |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Phone number & email |0131 549 3460 || | || |miranda.beacham@aegon.co.uk |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Other useful information | || | || | || | ||(e.g. functional relationship with the| ||person or legal entity subject to the | ||notification obligation) | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|C: Additional information |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange