Interests in shares

Dignity PLC
19 March 2008


For Immediate Release                                            19 March 2008

                                   Dignity PLC

                TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS 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 (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )
.................

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
BlackRock Inc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
17th March 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
18th March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Gone above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if       Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
possible using the ISIN
CODE
GB00B14W3659                  Number of shares     Number of voting Rights

                              n/a
                                                   n/a

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible  Number of   Number of voting   % of voting
using the ISIN CODE               shares      rights             rights
GB00B14W3659                      Direct      Direct Indirect    Direct Indirect

                                  n/a         n/a    3,260,076   n/a    5.15%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.              rights
                        Date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

3,260,076                                    5.15%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd (5.15%)

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:
.................

15. Contact telephone number:
.................

Annex Notification of Major Interests in Shares:

A: Indentity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

Full Name (including legal form for legal entities):       BlackRock, Inc
Contact address (registered office for legal entities):    33, King William
                                                           Street, London, EC4R
                                                           9AS
Phone Number                                               0131-472-7472
Other Useful Information (e.g functional relationship with Louise Lyle
the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation)

B: Identity of Notifier, if applicable

Full Name (including legal form for legal entities):
Contact address (registered office for legal entities):
Phone Number
Other Useful Information (e.g functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional Information



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