Holding(s) in Company

Diploma PLC
20 March 2007



                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (please state 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) : INITIAL NOTIFICATION UNDER TRANSPARENCY
DIRECTIVE                                                                  ( X )


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

HBOS PLC
 

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

SEE SECTION 9
 

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


 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 MARCH 2007
 

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

5%
 

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        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
ORD 5P SHARES
ISIN GB0001826634


 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  
                     177,423           177,423    1,071,837       0.783%    4.733%

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 
1,249,260                     5.516%

 

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

INSIGHT INVESTMENT MANAGERS (GLOBAL) LIMITED*('IIMGL') - (INDIRECT) - 1,225,650
(5.412%)

IIMGL MANAGES HOLDINGS ON BEHALF OF OTHER HBOS GROUP COMPANIES, AND OTHER THIRD
PARTIES EXTERNAL TO THE HBOS GROUP, UNDER VARIOUS DISCRETIONARY MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENTS.

(* - WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES OF HBOS PLC).
 


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:

NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 22,647,911

FIRST NOTIFICATION UNDER DTR SOURCEBOOK

 

14. Contact name:

KENNY MELVILLE
 

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 243 8671


 
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 
 

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

 

Phone number:

 

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

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name:

 

Contact address:

 

Phone number:

 

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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