News Archive (2007 - 2011)
13 August 2009
Holding(s) in Company
| 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 Lincoln Vale European Partners Master Fund, L.P. PO Box 309GT, Ugland House South Church Street, George Town Grand Cayman Cayman Islands |
CARE OF Lincoln Vale European Partners Master Fund, L.P. 55 Old Bedford Road Lincoln, MA 01773 U.S.A. |
| Lincoln Vale European Partners GP LLC PO Box 309GT, Ugland House South Church Street, George Town Grand Cayman Cayman Islands |
Lincoln Vale European Partners GP LLC 55 Old Bedford Road Lincoln, MA 01773 U.S.A. |
| 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: |