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DignityAnnouncement

30/01/2018 10:15

RNS Number : 3253D
Dignity PLC
30 January 2018
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS(to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Dignity PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
225 Liberty Street, New York, New York, 10281, United States
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
25 January 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
29 January 2018
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)
% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
Total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
9.13%

9.13%
49,931,901
Position of previous notification (if 
applicable)
10.19%



8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BRB37M78

4,560,266

9.13%





SUBTOTAL 8. A
4,560,266
9.13%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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







SUBTOTAL 8. B 1


B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion Period 
Physical or cash 
settlement
Number of voting rights 
% of voting rights









SUBTOTAL 8.B.2




9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the 
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
X
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(please add additional rows as necessary)

Name
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

























10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held


11. Additional information
OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI") is a registered investment advisor with the U.S. SEC. Its ultimate parent company, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, qualifies for disaggregation under FSA regulations. The shares of the issuer are held by investment accounts managed by OFI and its wholly owned subsidiary, OFI Global Institutional, Inc.
Place of completion
225 Liberty Street, New York, New York, 10281, United States
Date of completion
29 January 2018

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