Diploma PLC — Director's Dealing 2021

Nov 23, 2021

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RNS Number : 1738T

Diploma PLC

23 November 2021

	DIPLOMA PLC			12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700
				23 November 2021

Diploma PLC (the "Company")

Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs)

Diploma PLC has been notified that Johnny Thomson has exercised his options over 122,801 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company, granted on 25 February 2019 under the Diploma PLC 2011 Performance Share Plan ("PSP"), with 57,717 of these shares being sold at a share price of £32.04 per share. These shares are being sold in order to cover the tax and national insurance liability on the PSP award.  The net shares are required to be held until the fifth anniversary of the date of grant.

This award vested after meeting performance conditions measured over a three-year period ended 30 September 2021. Further details relating to the performance conditions of these awards are set out in the Annual Report & Accounts 2021, which will be mailed to shareholders in due course.

The Notification of Dealing Form can be found below.  This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

1

Details of the Director/PDMR/PCA

a)

Name

Johnny Thomson

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/Status

Chief Executive 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

	Exercise of awards made under the 2011 Performance Share Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price	Volume
	Nil cost	122,801

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

	Price	Volume
	Nil cost	122,801

e)

Date of the transaction

22 November 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the Director/PDMR/PCA

a)

Name

J Thomson

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/Status

Chief Executive 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

	Sale of Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price	Volume
	£32.04	57,717

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

	Price	Volume
	£32.04	57,717

e)

Date of the transaction

22 November 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

For further information, please contact:

J Morrison, Group Company Secretary	+44 (0)20 7549 5700

Further information on Diploma PLC can be found at www.diplomaplc.com

LEI: 2138008OGI7VYG8FGR19

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