Major Interests in Shares

Dignity PLC 21 April 2008 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ | | Dignity Plc | | | | |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | | |issuer of existing shares to which voting | | |rights are attached: | | +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ | | | | |2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | | Yes | | | | |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | | | | | | |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): | | +------------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------+ | | Lloyds TSB Group Plc | | | | |3. Full name of person(s) | | |subject to notification | | |obligation: | | +------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | Jersey Nominees Ltd | | | | |4. Full name of shareholder(s)| Boltro Nominees Ltd | |(if different from 3): | | | | Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd | | | | | | State Street Nominees Ltd | +------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | 18th April 2008 | | | | |5. Date of transaction (and | | |date on which the threshold is| | |crossed or reached if | | |different): | | +------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | 21st April 2008 | | | | |6. Date on which issuer | | |notified: | | +------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | Reached 7% | | | | |7. Threshold(s) that is/are | | |crossed or reached: | | +------------------------------+----------------+--------------------+----------+ +------------------------------+----------------+--------------------+----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8: Notified Details | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | | | | | +----------+-------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ |Class/type|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction| |of shares |to the triggering | | | |transaction | | |If +---------+---------+---------+---------------------+--------------------+ |possible |Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting |Percentage of voting| |use ISIN |shares |voting |shares |rights |rights | |code | |rights | +----------+----------+----------+---------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | +----------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------++---------+ | B14W365 |4,347,543|4,347,543|4,442,212| |4,442,212 | | 7.024 | | Ord | | | | | | | | | GBP0.09 | | | | | | | | +----------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------++---------+ +----------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------++---------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Financial Instruments | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | | | | | +---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ |Type of |Expiration date|Exercise/ |No. of voting |Percentage of | |financial | |conversion |rights that may |voting rights | |instrument | |period/date |be acquired (if | | | | | |the instrument | | | | | |exercised/ | | | | | |converted) | | +---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Total (A+B) | | | | | +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | 4,442,212 | 7.024 | +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or | |the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |94,669 Shares are held by Jersey Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of | |Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. | | | | | | | |3,206 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of | |Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. | | | | | | | |3,649 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned | |subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB | |Group Plc. | | | | | | | |4,340,688 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the | |control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned | |subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly | |owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of | |Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Proxy Voting: | | | | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |10. Name of 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: | Central Disclosure Unit | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone name: | +44 (0) 1444 418127 | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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