DTY.L Regulatory News (DTY)

9 Jul 2007 15:28

Dignity PLC09 July 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or | ||boxes) | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|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 | X |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|Other (please specify):__________________________________________ | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | ||notification obligation: | || | Baillie Gifford & Co || | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different| ||from 3.): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on | 06-Jul-07 ||which the threshold is crossed or reached if| ||different): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 09-Jul-07 |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 5% ||reached: | |+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: | | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-++--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------------+|Class/type |Situation |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction||of shares |previous to the| || |Triggering | ||if possible |transaction | ||using the +-------+-------+--------+---------------------+---------------------+|ISIN CODE |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting rights || |of |of |of |rights | || |Shares |Voting |shares | | || | |Rights +--------+----------+----------+----------+----------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+------------+-------+-------+--------+----------+----------+----------+----------+| Ordinary |3144758|5.02 | | |3136178 | |4.97 || Share | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | ||GB00B14W3659| | | | | | | |+------------+-------+-------+--------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| N/A | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|3136178 |4.97 |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+| || ||In the narrative below, the figures in ( ) indicate the amount of voting ||rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.|| ||Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent ||undertaking of an investment management group. || ||Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas ||Limited (555392; 0.9%) is also a discretionary investment manager. || ||Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited ||(113353; 0.2%) is a life assurance company which procures discretionary ||investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its ||own account shareholdings. || ||Its wholly-owned indirect (via Baillie Gifford Life Limited) subsidiary ||undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited (1862588; 3.0%) is an OEIC ||Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its ||discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co. || || |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|10. Name of the proxy holder: |N/A |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|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: | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: |Myra McIntyre || | || |Scott Russell |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: |0131 275 2154 || | || |0131 275 2106 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange