23 Jan 2018 15:21
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | |||||
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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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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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.): |
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 19th January 2018 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23rd January 2018 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | 3%, 4% | ||||
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
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N/A
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2,400,000
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2,400,000
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| 4.807% |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
2,400,000
| 4.807% | |||||||||||||||
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 (646,960) and 10 segregated accounts (CN3Q (163,050), BGU02 (189,380), 74205 (289,240), ACE (59,860), INYK (732,320), ARR (260,640), M1 (2,470), M2 (49,890), M3 (1,240) and M4 (4,950). | ||
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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 | |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: | Carl Lunderstedt, Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0208 600 0100 | |