Diploma PLC Holding(s) in Company (3272O)

TIDMDPLM TIDMSLA

RNS Number : 3272O

Diploma PLC

17 August 2017

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

17 August 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                                              DIPLOMA PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please    Completion of the court-sanctioned                                         X 
  specify)(iii)    scheme of arrangement and all-share 
  :                merger under Part 26 of the Companies 
                   Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management 
                   PLC and Standard Life plc which became 
                   effective on 14 August 2017. As a consequence 
                   various investment management companies 
                   having delegated voting rights across 
                   a number of client portfolios have 
                   become affiliated entities (per FCA 
                   Glossary definition) and threshold 
                   limits have been triggered. 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                              Aggregate of Standard Life 
                                    Aberdeen plc affiliated investment 
                                    management entities with 
                                    delegated voting rights on 
                                    behalf of multiple managed 
                                    portfolios 
 City and country of registered                                                  Edinburgh, Scotland 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                                                           14/08/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                  16/08/2017 
 notified 
 (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                   % of voting      % of voting                 Total of               Total number 
                      rights       rights through               both in %               of voting 
                     attached        financial                 (8.A + 8.B)              rights of 
                    to shares       instruments                                         issuer(vii) 
                    (total of        (total of 
                      8. A)         8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                         2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached      6.41             0.00             6.41                               113,239,555 
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 Position         N/A              N/A              N/A 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type       Number of voting rights(ix)       % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                      Direct          Indirect                   Direct                   Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of         (Art 10                  (Art 9 of                 (Art 10 of 
                     Directive      of Directive                Directive                 Directive 
                   2004/109/EC)     2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)               2004/109/EC) 
                     (DTR5.1)        (DTR5.2.1)                 (DTR5.1)                  (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB0001826634     N/A              7,268,826        N/A                                6.41 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                          7,268,826                                     6.41 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/        Number                             % of voting 
  financial        date(x)          Conversion       of                                 rights 
  instrument                        Period(xi)       voting 
                                                     rights 
                                                     that 
                                                     may 
                                                     be 
                                                     acquired 
                                                     if 
                                                     the 
                                                     instrument 
                                                     is 
                                                     exercised/converted. 
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                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                    B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/        Physical          Number           % of voting 
  financial        date(x)          Conversion      or cash            of               rights 
  instrument                        Period          settlement(xii)    voting 
                                    (xi)                               rights 
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                                                    SUBTOTAL 
                                                     8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                           X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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          Name(xv)             % of voting        % of voting            Total of both 
                                  rights         rights through           if it equals 
                                  if it       financial instruments       or is higher 

                                  equals          if it equals         than the notifiable 
                                  or is           or is higher              threshold 
                                  higher       than the notifiable 
                                 than the           threshold 
                                notifiable 
                                threshold 
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 Standard Life Investments 
  Limited                         5.18                0.00                    5.18 
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 Standard Life Wealth 
  Limited                         0.00                0.00                    0.00 
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 Aberdeen Asset Managers 
  Limited                         0.13                0.00                    0.13 
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 Aberdeen Asset Investments 
  Limited                         1.10                0.00                    1.10 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                    N/A 
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 The number and % of voting                  N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the                    N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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   As a result of the completion of the court-sanctioned 
   scheme of arrangement and all-share merger under Part 
   26 of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management 
   PLC and Standard Life plc which became effective on 
   14 August 2017, this notification details the assets 
   under management of the new Combined Group ('Standard 
   Life Aberdeen plc') as of the dates noted above. 
 
   In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed 
   by the named discretionary investment management entity 
   within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, 
   based on investment management agreements whereby the 
   client has delegated the exercise of the voting power 
   to the referenced investment manager. 
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 Place of completion   Aberdeen, United Kingdom 
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 Date of completion    16/08/2017 
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