Last checked at 15 Jan 2010 17:43
| 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 | 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 |
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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: |
Legal & General Group Plc (Group) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 13 January 2010 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15 January 2010 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Group (Below 5%) LGIM (Below 5%) L&G (From 5% to 4%) |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| 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 | |||
| Ordinary 5p | 6,616,158 (L&G) 6,985,056 (LGIM) (As of 13/11/2009) | 5,235,016 5,235,016 4.62% Below 5% | |||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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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| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 5,235,016 (L&G) | 4.62% |
| Below 5% (LGIM) | |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (Below 5% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (Below 5% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (5 Below 5% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,235,016 – 4.62% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (Direct) (LGIH) (4,867,242 – 4.29% =PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society Limited Management) Limited (PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) (4,867,242 – 4.29% =PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
| 13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 113,239,555 |
| 14. Contact name: |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: |
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