13 Jun 2012 15:02
The ' Notice of Major Interest in Shares' announcement released on 13 June 2012 at 14.36 under RNS No 3046F, should have been issued under the Company name of Dignity Plc and not under the Company name of Dignity Finance PLC.
The announcement text is unchanged and is reproduced in full below.
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Dignity Plc | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
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): | Change in management | X | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | JPMorgan Chase Bank London The Bank of NY London Mellon Bank London Northern Trust Corporation London Royal Bank of Scotland State Street Bank and Trust | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | June 11, 2012 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | June 12, 2012 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Below 5% | ||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
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 x | |||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
Ordinary .105 | 5,428,056 | 5,428,056 | Less than 5% | ||||||||||||||
GB00B4JZFN18 | |||||||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
Less than 5% | |||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Lori A. Weber Assistant Secretary, Franklin Resources, Inc. | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 954-847-2283 | |