Holding(s) in Company

Diploma PLC
07 February 2007

                                                                

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

DIPLOMA PLC

 

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )
 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )
 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

                                                                           
Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )

.................

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

BARCLAYS PLC

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD
BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LTD

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):

02-FEB-07

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05-FEB-07

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8% TO 7%

 

8. Notified details:

.................

 

 

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction (vi) 
      
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
                                                                      
GB0001826634           2,325,050              2,325,050                                                                 
    

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                                       Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                     1,746,859                     1,746,859                 7.71                                       
                         
                                                                                      

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting     % of voting rights 
rights                                  
                                        
                                        
1,746,859             7.71                                        

 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD
BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LTD

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................

 

13. Additional information:

.................

 

14. Contact name:

.................

 

15. Contact telephone number:

.................

 

 

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (XVI)

 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

BARCLAYS PLC

 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

1 CHURCHILL PLACE
LONDON, E14 5HP

 

Phone number:

020 7166 2913

 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

.................

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

GEOFF SMITH

 

Contact address:

BARCLAYS PLC
1 CHURCHILL PLACE
LONDON, E14 5HP




Phone number:

020 7166 2913

 

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

.................

 

C: Additional information :

.................

 

 

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