Diploma PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (2582J)

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RNS Number : 2582J

Diploma PLC

21 December 2020

   DIPLOMA   PLC 

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

21 December 2020

DIPLOMA PLC - DIRECTOR'S INTEREST IN SHARES

Diploma PLC has been notified that on 18 December 2020, Johnny Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, acquired the beneficial interest in 2,690 Ordinary Shares in the Company at GBP21.09 per share and Barbara Gibbes, Chief Financial Officer, acquired the beneficial interest in 773 Ordinary Shares in the Company at GBP21.09 per share.

The shares were acquired with an amount equal to 50% of each executive directors' annual bonus, net of tax thereon, which was awarded for FY2020. These shares will be held by Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited on behalf of each executive director.

Following these transactions, the beneficial shareholding of each executive director is as follows:

 
                   Total Beneficial Shareholding   Percentage of shares 
                                                    in issue 
 Johnny Thomson    37,246                          0.0299% 
 
 Barbara Gibbes    1,649                           0.0013% 
 

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 
 
                                         Barbara Gibbes 
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   2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/Status                  Chief Executive Officer 
 
                                         Chief Financial 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                              2138008OGI7VYG8FGR19 
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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 
                                             GBP21.09      2690 
 
                                            Purchase at 
                                             GBP21.09      773 
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 d)         Aggregated information         Price          Volume 
                                            Purchase at 
              *    Aggregated volume         GBP21.09      2690 
 
                                            Purchase at 
                                             GBP21.09      773 
              *    Price 
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 e)    Date of the transaction          18 December 2020 
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 f)    Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, United Kingdom 
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 For further enquiries please contact: 
 
 J Morrison, Group Company Secretary      020 7549 5700 
 

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