Diploma PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2014

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RNS Number : 1260F

Diploma PLC

17 April 2014


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Diploma PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
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: iii	FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	16 April 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	17 April 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 x
Indirect		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB0001826634	5,623,677			5,623,677			5,666,460				5,666,460			5.00


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights xix, xx
												Nominal			Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
5,666,460								5.00%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi



Sum of Factored Shares Held
Custodian	Day to Day IM	Total
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC.	67,438
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	FMR JAPAN-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) INC.	852
	FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.	1,482,225
MELLON BANK NA (C)	FMR JAPAN-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) INC.	499,552
NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC.	265,493
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC.	3,350,900
Grand Total		5,666,460

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FMR LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

42,783

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

16th April 2014

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Shelley Muller

15. Contact telephone number:

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