25th Aug 2010 09:48
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
Dignity Plc |
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
Baring Asset Management Limited ("BAM") OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI")
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
August 20, 2010 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
August 24, 2010 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
4% (OFI independently crossed the 4% threshold) |
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8. Notified details:
Company Secretary @ [email protected] Plantsbrook House, 94 The Parade, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B72 1PH
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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GB00B14W3659 |
1,166 (BAM)
1,924,513 (OFI)
1,925,679 (Total) |
1,166 (BAM)
1,924,513 (OFI)
1,925,679 (Total) |
1,166 (BAM)
2,759,244 (OFI)
2,760,410 (Total) |
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1,166 (BAM)
2,759,244 (OFI)
2,760,410 (Total) |
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.0018% (BAM)
4.3193% (OFI)
4.3211% (Total) |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date xiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
2,760,410 |
4.3211% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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The percentage of holdings noted above is based on total outstanding shares of 63,881,627.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the parent company of Baring Asset Management ("BAM") and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI").
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: |
Wendy Stechmann, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company |
15. Contact telephone number: |
011(413)744-6612 |
Related Shares:
DTY.L