Dignity PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (6961V)

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RNS Number : 6961V

Dignity PLC

19 April 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                Dignity plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                        Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.): 
                                                                               Available on request 
                                                                               401* 
 
                                                                               BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 
                                                                               13,247* 
 
                                                                               Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 
                                                                               122,386* 
 
                                                                               State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                               1,400,722* 
 
                                                                               *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                      15 April 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                        19 April 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                      <3% to >3% Change at Direct Interest 
  or                                                                       Level (Box 8A) 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type       Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of               to the triggering            transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number          Number       Number       Number of voting             % of voting rights 
                   of              of           of shares    rights 
                   Shares          Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                               Direct       Direct      Indirect         Direct   Indirect 
---------------  --------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ---------------  -------  --------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
                                                                             Not                       Not 
  GB00BRB37M78     1,501,827*     1,501,827*   1,536,756    1,536,756    Disclosable     3.10%     Disclosable 
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   * Includes right to recall loaned shares (26,000) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration      Exercise/                 Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial         date            Conversion Period         rights that may              rights 
 instrument                                                  be 
                                                             acquired if the 
                                                             instrument is 
                                                             exercised/ converted. 
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 RIGHT TO 
  RECALL                                                    26,000* 
  LOANED SHARES                                              * Direct Interest                    0.05% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument 
                                              period        refers to 
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                                                                                Nominal      Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights 
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 1,562,756                                                 3.15% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                               The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global 
                               Services Limited and Friends Provident International Limited, with the 
                                                         following chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
                                                             Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                                                      *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                                           *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                                        of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                                  *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                                                          subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                                           *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                                                      subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 
 
                                                             Friends Provident International Limited: 
                                                                      *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                                           *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 

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                                                                                        of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                                    *    Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned 
                                                          subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                                            *    Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                                      Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited) 
 
 
                                            *    Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                                            Friends Life FPG Limited) 
 
 
                                                *    Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                                            Friends Life FPL Limited) 
 
 
                                                 *    Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned 
                                                                  subsidiary of Friends Life Limited) 
 
 
                                           *    Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned 
                                                     subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                See Section 4 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                  Figures are based on a total number 
                                                               of voting rights of 49,634,397 as 
                                                               per the Company's Voting Rights and 
                                                               Capital announcement of 31 March 2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    01603 684420 
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