Diploma PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3764A)

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RNS Number : 3764A

Diploma PLC

23 March 2017

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

TELEPHONE: [phone]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

23 March 2017

DIPLOMA PLC - DIRECTOR'S INTEREST IN SHARES

Diploma PLC (the "Company") has been notified that on 22 March 2017, Mr BM Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, disposed of 7,350 Ordinary Shares at GBP10.445 per share and has acquired through a personal savings vehicle, 7,350 Ordinary Shares at GBP10.445 per share.

BM Thompson's beneficial interest in the shares of the Company remains unchanged at 745,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.65% of the Company's issued share capital.

The notification set out below has been made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 
 
   1     Details of the Director/PDMR/PCA 
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 a)    Name                              1.   BM Thompson 
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   2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/Status                   1.   Chief Executive 
                                                Officer 
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 b)    Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
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   3     Details of the issuer 
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 a)    Name                             Diploma PLC 
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 b)    LEI                              213800OG17VYG8FGR19 
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   4     Details of the transactions: 
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 a)    Description                      Ordinary shares of 5p each in the 
        of the financial                 Company 
        instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
        Identification                   GB0001826634 
        code 
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 b)    Nature of                         1.   Sale and re-purchase 
        the transaction                         of shares in a personal 
                                                savings vehicle. 
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 c)    Price(s) and                            Price           Volume 
        volume(s)                               Sale at 
                                           1.    GBP10.445      7,350 
                                                Re-purchase 
                                           2.    at GBP10.445   7,350 
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 d)         Aggregated                         Price           Volume 
             information                        Sale at 
                                           1.    GBP10.445      7,350 
              *    Aggregated volume            Re-purchase 
                                           2.    at GBP10.445   7,350 
 
 
              *    Price 
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 e)    Date of the                      22 March 2017 
        transaction 
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 f)    Place of the                     London Stock Exchange, United Kingdom 
        transaction 
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 For further enquiries please 
  contact: 
 
                                          020 7549 
 AJ Gallagher, Group Company Secretary        5700 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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