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RNS Number : 0750F
Dignity PLC
09 November 2015
 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



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

MFS Investment Management

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

MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.

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

5 November 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

6 November 2015

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

5.00%


 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the 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

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00BRB37M78

2,412,917

2,412,917



2,491,500


5.04%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,491,500

5.04%


 

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













Entity


Holding

Percentage Held





MFS Investment Management


2,225,562

4.5033%

MFS Heritage Trust Company


144,702

0.2928%

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.


109,676

0.2220%

MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.


11,560

0.0234%

Notifiable Interest


 

2,491,500

 

 

5.0415%

 





Shares Outstanding


49,420,291






 

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A



13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:


15. Contact telephone number:


 

 

 

 

 


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