Diploma PLC Holding(s) in Company (2999Z)

TIDMDPLM

RNS Number : 2999Z

Diploma PLC

13 March 2017

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

TELEPHONE: [phone]

FACSIMILE: [phone]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

13 March 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                              Diploma PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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): 
-------------------------------------------------------  ------  ------------------------------------- 
 3. Full name of person(s)                                                   Standard Life Investments 
  subject to the                                                            (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
  notification obligation:                                                                    Company) 
  (iii) 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction                                                                 10/03/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer                                                                    13/03/2017 
  notified: 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       Standard Life Investment (Holdings) 
  crossed or                                                                              Ltd - 4.975% 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                         Standard Life Investments 
                                                                                    Limited - below 5% 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                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   5,769,078         5,769,078         5,633,191                  5,633,191                    4.975% 
               ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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. 
-----------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
---------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 5,633,191                                            4.975% 
---------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 4.975% 
   Standard Life Investments Limited - below 5% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
  13. Additional information:                                                Total voting rights of 113,239,555 
                                                                                based upon company announcement 
                                                                                      as at 7(th) December 2016 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 14. Contact name:                                                                Regulatory Reporting Services 
                                                                 [e-mail] 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                  [phone] 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

HOLOKNDKQBKDPND

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 13, 2017 10:08 ET (14:08 GMT)