14 May 2012 11:37

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Diploma Plc |
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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 | ||
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
 Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Â | Â Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Â | Â N/A |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: Â | Â 10 May 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: Â | Â 11 May 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Â | Â L&G (Below 3%) |
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares  | |||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
 Ordinary 5p | 4,452,315 (As on 23/03/2010)  |   Below 3%   | |||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. Â | % of votingrights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights  | |
Nominal | Delta  | |||||
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Total (A+B+C) Â | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
Below 3% Â |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3%=LGAS,LGPL & PMC)  Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings(Holdings) Limited (Direct)(LGIMHD) Limited (Direct)(LGIH)  Legal & General Assuarance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance SocietyManagement) Limited (PMC) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)  Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) |
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Proxy Voting: Â | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: Â | Â N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â | Â N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â | Â N/A |
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13. Additional information: Â | Â Notification using the total votal rights figure of 113,239,555 |
14. Contact name: Â | Â Paul Toon (LGIM) |
15. Contact telephone number: Â | Â 020 3124 3854 |
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