Last checked at 18 Jun 2008 18:17
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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 notification (yes/no) | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
| Other (please specify):______________ | |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 17th June 2008 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 18th June 2008 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 5% - 4% (L&G) |
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| ORD GBP0.05 | 1,274,299 | 1,274,299 | 5,633,173 | 5,633,173 |
| 4.97 | |
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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5,633,173
| 4.97 |
| 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) (5,960,888 - 5.26% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (5,960,888 - 5.26% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (5,960,888 - 5.26% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,633,173 - 4.97% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (5,094,988 - 4.49%) (PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Socity LimitedLimited (PMC) ((5,094,988 - 4.49 % = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
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| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of 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: | Helen Lewis (LGIM) |
| 15. Contact telephone name: |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.