Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6045I

Diploma PLC

15 March 2010

 



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		X
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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	11 March 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15 March 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	10%

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	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0001826634	11,072,791	11,072,791	11,372,791		11,372,791		10.04

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
11,372,791	10.04%

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

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	300,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	11 March 2010

13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Evangelos Karatzas
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail]

FMR

Issuer name:                DIPLOMA PLC

Current ownership percentage:                                     10.04%

Total shares held:                                                 11,372,791

Issued share capital:                                             113,239,555

	SHARES HELD	NOMINEE	MANAGEMENT COMPANY
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity	673,000	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMRCO
Management & Research Company (FMRCO) Investment	47,300	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	PTC
Manager for US Mutal Funds and FIL Management Trust	574,700	MELLON BANK N.A.	FMRCO
Company (FMTC) and Pyramid Global Advisors Trust Company	166,300	MELLON BANK N.A.	PTC
(PGATC), a US Chartered Bank which acts as a trustee	193,500	NORTHERN TRUST CO	FMRCO
or Investment Manager of various pension and trust accounts	1,800,000	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMR
and Pyramid Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC)	7,495,967	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRCO
	311,624	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	PGATC
	110,400	MELLON BANK NA (C)	PTC

 

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