Diploma PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Mar 13, 2017

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RNS Number : 2999Z

Diploma PLC

13 March 2017

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700

FACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

13 March 2017

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				YES
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		Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		10/03/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		13/03/2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Standard Life Investment (Holdings) Ltd - 4.975% Standard Life Investments Limited - below 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
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB0001826634	5,769,078			5,769,078			5,633,191				5,633,191				4.975%
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
5,633,191								4.975%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 4.975% Standard Life Investments Limited - below 5%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	Total voting rights of 113,239,555 based upon company announcement as at 7th December 2016
14. Contact name:	Regulatory Reporting Services Regulatory_Reporting_Services@standardlife.com
15. Contact telephone number:	(0131) 245 0164

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