Diploma PLC — Director's Dealing 2020

Dec 21, 2020

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RNS Number : 2582J

Diploma PLC

21 December 2020

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700

FACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

21 December 2020

DIPLOMA PLC - DIRECTOR'S INTEREST IN SHARES

Diploma PLC has been notified that on 18 December 2020, Johnny Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, acquired the beneficial interest in 2,690 Ordinary Shares in the Company at £21.09 per share and Barbara Gibbes, Chief Financial Officer, acquired the beneficial interest in 773 Ordinary Shares in the Company at £21.09 per share.

The shares were acquired with an amount equal to 50% of each executive directors' annual bonus, net of tax thereon, which was awarded for FY2020.  These shares will be held by Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited on behalf of each executive director.

Following these transactions, the beneficial shareholding of each executive director is as follows:

	Total Beneficial Shareholding	Percentage of shares in issue
Johnny Thomson	37,246	0.0299%
Barbara Gibbes	1,649	0.0013%

The notification set out below has been made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1

Details of the Director/PDMR/PCA

a)

Name

Johnny Thomson

Barbara Gibbes

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/Status

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Diploma PLC

b)

LEI

2138008OGI7VYG8FGR19

4

Details of the transactions:

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company

GB0001826634

b)

Nature of the transaction

	Purchase of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price	Volume
	Purchase at £21.09	2690
	Purchase at £21.09	773

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

	Price	Volume
	Purchase at £21.09	2690
	Purchase at £21.09	773

e)

Date of the transaction

18 December 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, United Kingdom

For further enquiries please contact:
J Morrison, Group Company Secretary	020 7549 5700

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