13 Nov 2009 18:21

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 | Â 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 | Â | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â | |
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: |  11 November 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |  13 November 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |  Above 5% (Group)  Above 5% (LGIM)  From 4% -5% (L&G) |
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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 | |||
 ORD | Below 5% (LGIM)  |  6,985,056 |  6,616,158 |  368,898 |  5.84 |  0.32 | |
 GBP 0.05 | 4,958,654 (L&G) | 4,958,654 (L&G) |
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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 | |
 |  |  |  |  | Nominal | Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
 6,985,056 (LGIM) |  6.16 |
6,616,158 (L&G) | 5.84 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â 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: | Â Notification using total voting rights figure of 113,239,555 |
14. Contact name: | Â Helen Lewis (LGIM) |
15. Contact telephone number: | Â 020 3124 3851 |