Diploma Regulatory News (DPLM)

13 Dec 2006 17:50

Diploma PLC13 December 2006 To: Diploma Plc Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details thedisclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosureconstitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solelyfor purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that anyof these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests. These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.The interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. Fordisclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as Fidelity InternationalLimited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficialholders. Teresa GarryRegulatory Reporting AnalystFidelity International Closing Amendment NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - U.K. COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Diploma Plc 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares (A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),Investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company(FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment managerof various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of RegisteredShareholders and their holdings). (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd, (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), FidelityInvestments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investmentmanagers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unittrust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuantto Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separatenotifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposesof clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMRCorp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limitedand its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as agroup or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they arerequired to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namelywhere a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a rightconferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of suchrights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. 7. Inasmuch as there is no disclosable interest of 3% or greater of the sharecapital, FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and FidelityInternational Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries have no furtherreporting obligation under Section 198 to 202 of the UK Companies Act. Thisstatement speaks as of its date, and no inference should be drawn that no changehas occurred in the facts set forth herein after the date hereof. By:Rani Jandu Regulatory Reporting Senior Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25,2004 by Eric D. Roiter by and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Schedule A Closing Amendment Security: DIPLOMA PLC Current ownership percentage: 2.93% Total Shares Held 664,301 Shares In Issue: 22,647,911 Change in holdings since last filing: (220,277) ordinary shares MANAGEMENT SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 78,200 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 35,433 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 145,400 FMRCO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 6,868 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 398,400 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange