15 Mar 2010 17:05
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Diploma Plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
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:
| FMR LLC |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| See attached schedule |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 11 March 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 15 March 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 10% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 | |||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB0001826634 | 11,072,791 | 11,072,791 | 11,372,791 |
| 11,372,791 |
| 10.04 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | 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 | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights
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| Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
11,372,791 | 10.04% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
See attached schedule |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
| FMR LLC |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| 300,000 |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| 11 March 2010 |
13. Additional information:
| None |
14. Contact name:
| Evangelos Karatzas |
15. Contact telephone number:
| fil-regreporting@fil.com |
FMR
Issuer name: DIPLOMA PLC
Current ownership percentage: 10.04%
Total shares held: 11,372,791
Issued share capital: 113,239,555
| SHARES HELD | NOMINEE | MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity | 673,000 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO | FMRCO |
Management & Research Company (FMRCO) Investment | 47,300 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO | PTC |
Manager for US Mutal Funds and FIL Management Trust | 574,700 | MELLON BANK N.A. | FMRCO |
Company (FMTC) and Pyramid Global Advisors Trust Company | 166,300 | MELLON BANK N.A. | PTC |
(PGATC), a US Chartered Bank which acts as a trustee | 193,500 | NORTHERN TRUST CO | FMRCO |
or Investment Manager of various pension and trust accounts | 1,800,000 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | FMR |
and Pyramid Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) | 7,495,967 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | FMRCO |
| 311,624 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | PGATC |
| 110,400 | MELLON BANK NA (C) | PTC |