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28/02/2017 16:25

RNS Number : 1103Y
Dignity PLC
28 February 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
Registered Holder:
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited
166,783*
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
1,075,353*
State Street Nominees Limited
280,187*
*denotes direct interest 
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
27 February 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28 February 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
4% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level 
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights 
Direct
Direct 
Indirect 
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares 


GB00BRB37M78
1,986,475
1,986,475
1,522,323
1,522,323
Not Disclosable
3.06%
Not Disclosable
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date 
Exercise/
Conversion Period 
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date 
Exercise/
Conversion period 
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights 
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
1,522,323
3.06%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
 Aviva plc (Parent Company)
 Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
 Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
 Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
See Section 4
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:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 49,738,761 as per the Company's Voting Rights and Capital announcement of 31 January 2017.
14. Contact name:
 Michael Dunhill, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:
 01603 685988

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