Diploma PLC Holding(s) in Company (6450U)

TIDMDPLM

RNS Number : 6450U

Diploma PLC

08 April 2016

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

TELEPHONE: [phone]

FACSIMILE: [phone]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

8 April 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                 Diploma PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                               X 
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 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)                                      Brown Brothers Harriman & 
  subject to the                                                                      Co. 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                1818 Master Partners, Ltd. 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                 April 6, 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                    April 7, 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                6.10% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation                         Resulting situation after the 
  of               previous                          triggering transaction 
  shares           to the triggering 
                   transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number          Number            Number          Number of                   % of voting 
                   of              of                of shares       voting                      rights (x) 
                   Shares          Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------    --------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct        Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB0001826634     5,887,625       5,887,625         6,906,185       6,906,185     0             6.10%         0 
                 --------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting              % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                        rights that                   rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                       acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of        Exercise          Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting              % of voting 
 financial      price             date            Conversion         rights instrument             rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)          period             refers to                     xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
-------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
-------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 6,906,185                                            6.10% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   The security being reported is beneficially owned by 
   1818 Master Partners, Ltd., of which Brown Brothers 
   Harriman & Co is a control person based upon its holding 
   of all the voting interests in, and directing the management 
   of, 1818 Master Partners, Ltd. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:             Brown Brothers Harriman 
                                                             & Co. 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                   Julie Richard 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                        212 493 6919 
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