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13 November 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 (Group) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) 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:
11 November 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 5% (Group) Above 5% (LGIM) From 4% -5% (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
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
ORD
Below 5% (LGIM)
6,985,056
6,616,158
368,898
5.84
0.32
GBP 0.05
4,958,654
(L&G)
4,958,654
(L&G)

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
6,985,056 (LGIM) 6.16
6,616,158
(L&G)
 5.84

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) (6,958,056 – 6.16%=Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (6,958,056 – 6.16% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (6,958,056 – 6.16% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (6,616,158 – 5.84 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)(6,248,384 – 5.51% =PMC)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (6,248,384 – 5.51% =PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (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 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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