Diploma PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1942A)

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RNS Number : 1942A

Diploma PLC

17 January 2020

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

17 January 2020

DIPLOMA PLC - DIRECTOR'S INTEREST IN SHARES

Diploma PLC has been notified that on 16 January 2020, Johnny Thomson, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, acquired the beneficial interest in 8,173 Ordinary Shares in the Company at GBP19.41 per share. The shares were acquired with an amount equal to 50% of Johnny Thomson's annual bonus, net of tax thereon, which was awarded for FY2019. These shares will be held by Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited on behalf of Johnny Thomson who now owns 30,173 shares in the Company.

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 
 a)    Name                             Johnny Thomson 
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   2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/Status                  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                              2138008OG17VYG8FGR19 
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   4     Details of the transactions: 
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 a)    Description of                   Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company 
        the financial 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument 
                                         GB0001826634 
        Identification 
        code 
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 b)    Nature of the                       Purchase of shares 
        transaction 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)              Price          Volume 
                                            Purchase at 
                                             GBP19.41      8,173 
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 d)         Aggregated information         Price          Volume 
                                            Purchase at 
              *    Aggregated volume         GBP19.41      8,173 
 
 
 
              *    Price 
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 e)    Date of the transaction          16 January 2020 
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 f)    Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, United Kingdom 
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 For further enquiries please contact: 
 
 AJ Gallagher, Group Company Secretary    020 7549 5700 
 

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