Notice of Major Interests

Dignity PLC 02 April 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 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ | | 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: | | +------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | Boltro Nominees Ltd | | | | |4. Full name of shareholder(s)| Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd | |(if different from 3): | | | | State Street Nominees Ltd | +------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | 1st April 2008 | | | | |5. Date of transaction (and | | |date on which the threshold is| | |crossed or reached if | | |different): | | +------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | 2nd April 2008 | | | | |6. Date on which issuer | | |notified: | | +------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | Fallen below 8% | | | | |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 |5,073,337|5,073,337|4,803,337| |4,803,337 | | 7.595 | | 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 | +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | 4,803,337 | 7.595 | +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or | |the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | |2,559 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. | | | | | | | |4,296 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. | | | | | | | |4,796,482 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 | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 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 |Lloyds TSB Group Plc | | | | |(including legal form of legal | | |entities) | | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |Contact address |Henry Duncan House | | |120 George Street | |(registered office for legal entities)|Edinburgh | | |EH2 4LH | | | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |Phone number & email |+44 (0) 131 225 4555 | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |Other useful information | | | | | |(at least legal representative for | | |legal persons) | | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |Full name |Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |Contact address |2nd Floor | | | | | |31/33 Perrymount Road | | | | | |Haywards Heath | | | | | |West Sussex | | | | | |RH16 3SP | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |Phone number & email |+44 (0) 1444 418127 | | | | | | | | | | | |GrpOps_CDU@LloydsTSB.co.uk | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |Other useful information | | | | | | | | | | | |(e.g. functional relationship with the| | |person or legal entity subject to the | | |notification obligation) | | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |C: Additional information | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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