Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6487A

Diploma PLC

05 August 2008

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

DIPLOMA PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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): We are no longer including in our aggregate notifiable holding the position held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, acting as custodian for its customers, because of the application of the custodian exemption in DTR 5.1.3R(2) to those positions.	X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL & GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	31 JULY 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	04 AUGUST 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	BELOW 3%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0001826634	1,229,256	5.43%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
	BELOW 3%

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

We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 31 July 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 100004, USA, not longer has a notifiable interest in shares.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	[e-mail]
14 Contact name:	Sean Rogers/Alan Cox
15. Contact telephone name:	0207 552 9205/0207 774 8774

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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