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29/03/2016 09:50

RNS Number : 3705T
Dignity PLC
29 March 2016
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
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
notification obligation:
MFS Investment Management
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
24 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 
5.00%


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
GB00BRB37M78
2,486,247
2,486,247


2,460,953

4.98%


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
2,460,953
4.98%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 












Entity 

Holding
Percentage Held




MFS Investment Management

2,241,700
4.54%
MFS Heritage Trust Company

98,313
0.20%
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

109,032
0.22%
MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.

11,908
0.02%
Notifiable Interest

2,460,953
4.98%




Shares Outstanding

49,420,546






Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:


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