Notice of Major Interest

RNS Number : 9285Y
Dignity PLC
11 July 2008
 



Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 


TR-1: Notifications 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 notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


Yes


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


No


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


No


Other (please specify):______________


No


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


AEGON UK Group of Companies


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



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


10th July 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


11th July 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


4-5%




 



8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect

GB00B14W3659

3,079,255

3,079,255

3,239,255

2,864,533

374,722

4.51

0.59










B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights









Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,239,255

5.10%




 
 






9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.

AEGON ICVC


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


AEGON UK Group of Companies

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:


AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc 

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd

AEGON ICVC

14 Contact name:


Miranda Beacham

15. Contact telephone name:


0131 549 3460


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.   

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer


Annex: Notification of major interests in shares



A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)


AEGON Asset Management UK plc

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)


AEGON House, 

3 Lochside Avenue

Edinburgh Park

Edinburgh,

EH12 9SA  

Phone number & email


0870 60 90 101

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)


Ian G Young, Company secretary,

0131 549 6398


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name


Miranda Beacham

Contact address


AEGON House, 

3 Lochside Avenue

Edinburgh Park

Edinburgh,

EH12 9SA  

Phone number & email


0131 549 3460

miranda.beacham@aegon.co.uk

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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