Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2642U

Diploma PLC

21 November 2019

 

DIPLOMA PLC

                                           12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

21 November 2019

DIPLOMA PLC (the "Company")

DIRECTOR / PDMR Dealings

Diploma PLC has been notified that Nigel Lingwood has exercised his options over 55,035 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company ("Shares"). These options vested in relation to a share award granted on 22 December 2016 under the Diploma PLC 2011 Performance Share Plan ("PSP"). As a consequence, Nigel Lingwood has become entitled to acquire Shares in the Company as set out below. 

This award crystallised after meeting performance conditions measured over a three-year period ended 30 September 2019. Further details relating to the performance conditions of these awards are set out in the Annual Report & Accounts 2019, which will be mailed to shareholders on 6 December 2019.

The number of Shares acquired by Nigel Lingwood has been reduced as part of arrangements under which the Company will settle the PAYE liability of Nigel Lingwood which arises as a result of the exercise of the options.  The table below shows the total number of Shares vested, the PAYE adjustment on the vested Shares and the net number of Shares acquired by Nigel Lingwood.

Number of Shares
	Total Shares Vested	PAYE Adjustment	Total Shares Acquired	Market Price
NP Lingwood	55,035	(25,866)	29,169	1755p

Following the above transaction, Nigel Lingwood disposed of 29,169 Shares on 20 November 2019 at a price of £17.55. After this transaction, Nigel Lingwood retains 100,000 shares in the Company which represents 0.09% of the issued share capital.

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	NP Lingwood
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/Status	Group Finance Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Diploma PLC
b)	LEI	2138008OG17VYG8FGR19
4	Details of the transactions:
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company GB0001826634
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise and sale of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume 1755p 29,169
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price Volume 1755p 29,169
e)	Date of the transaction	20 November 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, United Kingdom

For further information, please contact:

Diploma PLC -	[phone]
Anthony Gallagher, Group Company Secretary

 

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