Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4160X

Diploma PLC

13 August 2009

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		YES
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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:	Lincoln Vale European Partners Master Fund, L.P. Philip A. Cooper Managing Partner By: Lincoln Vale General Partner L.P. Acting by its General Partners, Lincoln Vale European Partners GP LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Lincoln Vale European Partners Master Fund, L.P.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	August 11, 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	August 13, 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	4.0%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the 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		% of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0001826634	4,539,198	4,539,198	4,509,198	4,509,198		3.98%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/  Conversion  Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise  price	Expiration  date	Exercise/ Conversion  period	Number of voting  rights instrument  refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
4,539,198	3.98%

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

The voting interest of Lincoln Vale European Partners Master Fund, L.P. is entirely attributed to Lincoln Vale European Partners GP LLC, acting by its General Partner, Lincoln Vale General Partner L.P. LEGAL ADDRESSES                                             CARE OF Lincoln Vale European Partners Master                  Lincoln Vale European Partners Master Fund, L.P.                                                                Fund, L.P. PO Box 309GT, Ugland House                               55 Old Bedford Road South Church Street, George Town                        Lincoln, MA 01773 Grand Cayman                                                         U.S.A. Cayman Islands Lincoln Vale European Partners GP LLC                Lincoln Vale European Partners GP LLC PO Box 309GT, Ugland House                                55 Old Bedford Road South Church Street, George Town                        Lincoln, MA 01773 Grand Cayman                                                         U.S.A. Cayman Islands

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:	Joseph A Zadlo Associate, Lincoln Vale LLC
15. Contact telephone number:

 

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