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RNS Number : 2468Y  Dignity PLC  12 January 2022

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  12(th) January 2022

Dignity plc
("Dignity" or the 'Company')

Board Appointment

Dignity plc, the UK's only listed provider of funeral and end of life
services, is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board with
effect from 7(th) February 2022 of Kartina Thomson as an independent
non-executive director.

Kartina is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, and brings over
twenty years of diverse actuarial, risk, governance and regulatory experience,
most recently as a director and member of the Insurance Regulation Team at
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Prior to this, Kartina spent six years at the Bank of England, leading the
general insurance risk specialists and supervisors, responsible for ensuring
financial stability of the UK financial market through sound supervision of
risk management, capital and solvency.

Kartina will Chair the Risk Committee and will be a member of the Audit,
Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

John Castagno, Chairman, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Kartina to Dignity. She has extensive experience
in risk management and regulation and will add significant value and insight
to our Board.

I am committed to ensuring that Dignity has a compliant and independent Board
structure that enables the business to drive forward its new vision -
Kartina's appointment is an important step towards that goal."

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11R. There are no other
details required to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

For more information

John Castagno, Chairman

Tim George, Company Secretary

Dignity
plc
+44 (0)20 7466 5000

Richard Oldworth

Chris Lane

Tilly Abraham

Buchanan
 
+44 (0)20 7466 5000

www.buchanan.uk.com (http://www.buchanan.uk.com/)
               Dignity@buchanan.uk.com
(mailto:Dignity@buchanan.uk.com)

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