REG - Dignity PLC - Notification of Major Holdings

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08/01/2019 16:25

RNS Number : 5474M
Dignity PLC
08 January 2019
 


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 (LEI : 21380049687CNAYKV483)
4 King Edward Court, b73 6ap Sutton Coldfield




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


Pictet Asset Management LTD




City and country of registered office (if applicable)


London EC2Y 5ET Moor House, 120 London Wall




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:


07.01.2019




6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):


08.01.2019




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


4.78


0


4.78


50,008,939




Position of previous notification (if
applicable)


5.41


0


5.41
















 



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)





Registered shares GB00BRB37M78


2,394,069


0


4.78


0
















































SUBTOTAL 8. A


2,394,069


4.78




 
 




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




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A
























































SUBTOTAL 8. B 1


N/A


N/A




 
 




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




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A




































































SUBTOTAL 8.B.2


N/A


N/A




 
 
 















 



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








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




Pictet Canada LP
Montreal
 
















Pictet (London) Ltd
London
(Holding Company)
















Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, Geneva, Switzerland
















Pictet Asset Management LTD (London)


4.78


0


4.78






















Pictet & Cie Group SCA, Geneva Switzerland (holding Company)
















Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, Geneva, Switzerland
















Pictet Asset Management LTD (London)


4.78


0


4.78










10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:




Name of the proxy holder


Pictet Asset Management LTD




The number and % of voting rights held


1,968,980 shares representing 3.93% of voting rights




The date until which the voting rights will be held


For the foreseeable future










11. Additional information




Pictet & Cie Group SCA is ultimately owned by the following individual persons* (UBO's):
Nicolas Pictet - Partner
Remy Best - Partner
Renaud de Planta - Partner
Bertrand Demole - Partner
Marc Pictet - Partner
Laurent Ramsey - Partner
Boris Collardi - Partner
*They all have a joint unlimited liability on Pictet & Cie Group SCA and none of them have a position control










 



Place of completion


London EC2Y 5ET Moor House, 120 London Wall




Date of completion


8th January 2019



 




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