Dignity PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (6841C)

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RNS Number : 6841C

Dignity PLC

19 October 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                  Dignity PLC 
  the underlying 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                 Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial          No 
  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              No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights            No 
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 Other (please                                               No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  Kames Capital Plc 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 14/10/2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    16/10/2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                  5% 
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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 
  of             to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number           Number          Number of voting            % of voting 
                 of               of               of              rights                      rights 
                 Shares           Voting           shares 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct          Direct        Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
-------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00BRB37M78     2,475,694        2,475,694        1,827,184      1,827,184      643,310        3.69%        1.30% 
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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                       rights that                   rights 
 instrument                         Period                           may be 
                                                                     acquired if 
                                                                     the 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
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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          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting              % of voting 
 financial         price         date           Conversion         rights instrument             rights 
 instrument                                     period             refers to 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 2,470,494                                          4.99% 
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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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   Kames Capital:- 
   Kames Capital Plc 
 
   Kames Capital ICVC 
   Kames Capital VCIC 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:              Kames Capital Plc 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name:                          Trade Operations Manager 
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 15. Contact telephone number:              0131 549 2206 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not 
  the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name                              Kames Capital Plc 
  (including legal form of 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address                        Kames House 
  (registered office for legal           3 Lochside Crescent 
  entities)                              Edinburgh 
                                         EH12 9SA 
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 Phone number and email                 0870 60 90 101 
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 Other useful information               Alison Talbot 
  (at least legal representative         Company Secretary 
  for legal persons)                     0131 549 3205 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                              Trade Operations Manager 
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 Contact address                        Kames House 
                                         3 Lochside Crescent 
                                         Edinburgh 
                                         EH12 9SA 
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 Phone number and email                 0131 549 2206 
                                         [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal 
  entity subject to the notification 
  obligation) 
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