Diploma PLC Holding(s) in Company (3304P)

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RNS Number : 3304P

Diploma PLC

17 February 2016

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

TELEPHONE: [phone]

FACSIMILE: [phone]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

17 February 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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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)                                        Mawer Investment Management 
  subject to the                                                                         Ltd. 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                 February 11, 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                    February 16, 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                       5% 
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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 previous                Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 of              to the triggering 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number           Number           Number         Number of voting           % of voting rights (x) 
                 of               of               of shares      rights 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                  Direct         Direct (xi)    Indirect    Direct           Indirect 
                                                                                (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  ----------  ---------------  ------------- 
 GB0001826634   5,640,771        5,640,771        5,677,618      5,677,618                  5.01% 
               ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  ----------  ---------------  ------------- 
 Ordinary 
 Shares 
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 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 (xiii)    Conversion Period (xiv)         rights that may be           rights 
 instrument                                                         acquired if the 
                                                                    instrument is 
                                                                    exercised/ converted. 
-----------------  -------------  ------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 
 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 rights      % of voting rights (xix, 
 financial        price          date (xvii)    Conversion       instrument refers to         xx) 
 instrument                                     period (xviii) 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
                                                                                              Nominal          Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 5,677,618                                          5.01% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:          Mawer Investment Management 
                                         Ltd. 
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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:                                            Paul Moroz, 
                                         Deputy Chief Investment Officer, 
                                              Mawer Investment Management 
                                                                     Ltd. 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                               403-267-1969 
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