DTY.L Regulatory News (DTY)

5 Dec 2007 09:29

Dignity PLC05 December 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 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 | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+|Other (please specify):______________ | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Legal & General Group Plc ||notification obligation: | (Group) || | || | Legal & General Investment || | Management Limited (LGIM) |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | Legal & General Assurance ||from 3.): | (Pensions Management) Limited || | (PMC) || | || |Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)|+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which| 03/12/07 ||the threshold is crossed or reached if | ||different): | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 04/12/07 |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Below 5% (Group) ||reached: | || | Below 5% (LGIM) |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------++---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|8. Notified details: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+--------+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+|Class/ |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering ||type of |to the Triggering |transaction ||shares |transaction | || +---------+---------+--------+---------------------+--------------------+|if |Number of|Number of|Number |Number of voting |% of voting rights ||possible|Shares |Voting |of |rights | ||using | |Rights |shares | | ||the ISIN| | +--------+----------+----------+---------+----------+|CODE | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+--------+---------+---------+--------+----------+----------+---------+----------+|Ord GBP |3,168,178|3,168,178| BELOW 5 % ||0.09 | | | |+--------+---------+---------+--------+----------+----------+---------+----------++--------+---------+---------+--------+----------+----------+---------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| BELOW 5 % |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) ||(Group) (BELOW 5% = Total Position) || ||Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) ||Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (BELOW 5% = ||Total Position) || ||Legal & General Investment Management Limited ||(Indirect) (LGIM) (BELOW 5% = Total Position) || || Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,986,315 - 4.72% = LGAS, LGPL & || PMC) || ||Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings ||(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) ||(2,462,636-3.89%=PMC) || ||Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society ||Management) Limited (PMC) (2,462,636 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ||3.89% = PMC) || || Legal & General Pensions Limited || (Direct) (LGPL) |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | N/A ||cease to hold: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A ||hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+| 13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights || | figure of 63,240,562 || | || | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|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