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21 October 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 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: Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 20 October 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 4% - 3% (L&G)
  
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
ORD 5,165,141 5,165,141 4,482,508 4,482,508   3.95  
GBP 0.05

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
4,482,508 3.95

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)
(Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (4,482,508 -3.95% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)          Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (4,114,734 -3.63% = PMC)         (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)           Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (4,114,734 -3.63% = PMC)                         (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                                                     Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                                                      (LGPL)

 

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 113,239,555
14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851

 

 

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