News Archive (2007 - 2011)
05 August 2008
Holding(s) in Company
| 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% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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: | |
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| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of proxy holder: | N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
| 13. Additional information: |
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| 14 Contact name: | Sean Rogers/Alan Cox | |
| 15. Contact telephone name: | 0207 552 9205/0207 774 8774 |