Diploma PLC Holding(s) in Company (8600R)

TIDMDPLM

RNS Number : 8600R

Diploma PLC

26 September 2017

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

TELEPHONE: [phone]

FACSIMILE: [phone]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

26 September 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                         Diploma PLC 
  or the underlying issuer                           GB0001826634 
  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                                                 X 
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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 specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Norges Bank 
 City and country of registered                     Oslo, Norway 
  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                     25 September 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   26 September 2017 
  (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 attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                      3.03 %                  N/A             3.03 %        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 of          Number of voting rights(ix)          % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                              Direct           Indirect                  Direct                   Indirect 
                             (Art 9 of         (Art 10 of               (Art 9 of                 (Art 10 of 
                             Directive         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) 
--------------------   -------------------  --------------  --------------------------------  ---------------- 
 GB0001826634               3,433,133                                    3.03 % 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                                 3,433,133                                     3.03 % 
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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 financial      Expiration           Exercise/       Number of voting                  % of voting 
  instrument             date(x)              Conversion      rights that                       rights 
                                              Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                              if the instrument 
                                                              is 
                                                              exercised/converted. 
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 N/A                                         N/A                           N/A                       N/A 
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                                             SUBTOTAL 8.                   N/A                       N/A 
                                              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 financial     Expiration            Exercise/       Physical           Number         % of voting 
  instrument            date(x)              Conversion      or cash             of voting      rights 
                                             Period          settlement(xii)     rights 
                                             (xi) 
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                                                             SUBTOTAL 
                                                              8.B.2 
                                                            -----------------  -------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
 
 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                         X 
  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 
  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 if it          rights through             if it equals 
                   equals or is       financial instruments         or is higher 
                   higher than            if it equals           than the notifiable 
                  the notifiable          or is higher                threshold 
                    threshold          than the notifiable 
                                            threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 

  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   Oslo, Norway 
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 Date of completion    26 September 2017 
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