Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3048T

Diploma PLC

24 September 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		No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		No
Other (please specify):	See additional information below	Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	F&C Asset Management plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See Box 9 below
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	N/A (see additional information below)
6. Date on which issuer notified:	24/09/2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	N/A (see additional information below)

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	n/a	n/a	9,358,756	-	9,358,756	-	8.27%
GBP0.05 (as at 23/09/2010)

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
9,358,756 (as at 23/09/2010)	8.27%

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

F&C Asset Management plc: Client No. of voting rights % of total voting rights Registration name FPP Stewardship Fund 3,865,517 3.41% HSBC GS Nominees Limited No other underlying client holds >3%

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	F&C Asset Management plc
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:	The disclosure made on 1 September 2010 outlining that F&C's aggregate position fell below 5% was incorrect due to a system error.  As of 23 September 2010 F&C's aggregate holding is 8.27%.
14. Contact name:	Marrack Tonkin, Company Secretary, F&C Asset Management plc
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 718 1247

 

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