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RNS Number : 6923T
Dignity PLC
21 July 2015 
 
 For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                  
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                               Dignity PLC                                                                                                                                      
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 attached:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                        
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                      X                                                                                                                                                
 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                                                                                                                         Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios  
 notification obligation:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                   N/a                                                                                                                                              
  (if different from 3.):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                           20 July 2015                                                                                                                                     
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 reached:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                21 July 2015                                                                                                                                     
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                           5%                                                                                                                                               
 reached:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
 8. Notified details:                                                                       
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                        
 Class/type of                                                                              Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 shares                                                                                     to the triggering                                                                  
 if possible using                                                                          transaction                                                                        
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                 
 Number                                                                                     Number                       Number                                                Number of voting        % of  voting rights                           
 of                                                                                         of                           of shares                                             rights                                                                
 Shares                                                                                     Voting                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                            Rights                                                                                                                                                   
 Direct                                                                                                                  Indirect                                                                      Indirect                                      
 GB00BRB37M78                                                                               2,638,064                    2,566,053                                             2,507,502                                                             2,435,491                  4.93%  
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                        
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                       
 Type of financial                                                                          Expiration                   Exercise/                                             Number of voting        % of voting                                   
 instrument                                                                                 date                         Conversion Period                                     rights that may be      rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                                               acquired if the                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                               instrument is                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                               exercised/ converted.                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                            
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments  
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                       
 Type of financial                                                                          Exercise price               Expiration date                                       Exercise/               Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights  
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                    Conversion period                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Nominal             Delta  
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                            
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                              
 Number of voting rights                                                                    Percentage of voting rights  
 2,435,491                                                                                  4.93%                        
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the             
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
 Proxy Voting:                                                                              
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                           
 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:                                                                                             
 14. Contact name:                                                                          Ben Van Loon                 
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                              01224 404090                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
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