24 Jan 2018 10:06
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | Dignity Plc | ||||
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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | |||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 22nd January 2018 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24th January 2018 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | 5% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB00BRB37M78 | N/A
|
N/A
|
2,540,000
|
2,540,000
| 2,540,000
| 5.09% | ||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights
| |||||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
2,540,000
| 5.09% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited serves as investment manager and/or investment adviser to various sub-accounts. The voting rights/shares in the issuer are held across 11 sub-accounts: The Phoenix UK Fund (685,710) and 10 segregated accounts (CN3Q (172,220), BGU02 (199,980), 74205 (305,470), ACE (63,200), INYK (775,700), ARR (275,910), M1 (2,610), M2 (52,680), M3 (1,300) and M4 (5,220). | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Carl Lunderstedt, Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0208 600 0100 | |