Holding(s) in Company

Dignity PLC
10 May 2004



For Immediate Release                                              10 May 2004

                                    Dignity plc
   
                                   ('Company')

                              Section 198 Notification


The Company was notified on 6 May 2004 pursuant to section 198 of the Companies
Act 1985 ('Act') of the following interests in the Company's ordinary shares
('Shares'):

• By the Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited that it had on 6th
May 2004 an existing interest pursuant to s.198 of the Act in 2,478,132 of the
Company's Shares representing 3.10% of the issued share capital of the Company.


For further enquiries please contact:
Richard Portman
Company Secretary
Dignity plc                            [phone]






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