TIDMDPLM

RNS Number : 6852C

Diploma PLC

12 October 2022

DIPLOMA PLC

10-11 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6EE

TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700

FACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

12 October 2022

 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer 
   and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) 
 
  1a. Identity of the issuer or                           Diploma PLC 
   the underlying issuer of existing 
   shares to which voting rights are 
   attached: 
  1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark 
   with an "X" if appropriate) 
  Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                               -------- 
  2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box 
   or boxes with an "X") 
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                       X 
                                                                                               -------- 
  An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                               -------- 
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                               -------- 
  Other (please specify): 
                                                                                               -------- 
  3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
  Name                                                    The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  City and country of registered                          Los Angeles, USA 
   office (if applicable) 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
  Name 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  City and country of registered 
   office (if applicable) 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  5. Date on which the threshold                          10/10/2022 
   was crossed or reached: 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  6. Date on which issuer notified                        11/10/2022 
   (DD/MM/YYYY): 
                                                        ----------------------------------------------- 
  7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
                            % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both      Total number 
                           rights attached     through financial         in %         of voting rights 
                              to shares           instruments                            of issuer 
                              (total of         (total of 8.B.1      (8.A + 8.B) 
                                 8.A)               + 8.B.2) 
                         -----------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
  Resulting situation 
   on the date on 
   which threshold 
   was crossed or 
   reached                 13.06%             0.00%                  13.06%          124,616,170 
                         -----------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
  Position of previous 
   notification 
   (if applicable)         12.01%             0.00%                  12.01% 
                         -----------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
  8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on 
   which the threshold was crossed or reached: 
  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
  Class/type         Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights 
   of shares 
   ISIN code 
   (if possible) 
                   -------------------------------------------------  -------------------------- 
                       Direct                  Indirect                  Direct       Indirect 
                      (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1)                (DTR5.1)     (DTR5.2.1) 
                   ------------  -----------------------------------  -----------  ------------- 
GB0001826634 
 Common Stock                    16,271,132                                        13.06% 
                   ------------  -----------------------------------  -----------  ------------- 
 
SUBTOTAL 
 8.A                                  16,271,132                                13.06% 
                   -------------------------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 
  B 1: Financial Instruments DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) 
  Type of            Expiration    Exercise/      Number of voting                   % of voting 
   financial          date          Conversion     rights that may be                 rights 
   instrument                       Period         acquired if the instrument 
                                                   is exercised/converted 
                   ------------  -------------  ---------------------------------  ------------- 
  N/A 
                   ------------  -------------  ---------------------------------  ------------- 
                                   SUBTOTAL 
                                    8.B.1 
                                                ---------------------------------  ------------- 
 
  B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect DTR5.3.1R 
   (1) (b) 
  Type of            Expiration    Exercise/      Physical        Number             % of voting 
   financial          date          Conversion     or cash         of voting          rights 
   instrument                       Period         settlement      rights 
                   ------------  -------------  --------------  -----------------  ------------- 
  N/A 
                   ------------  -------------  --------------  -----------------  ------------- 
                                                  SUBTOTAL 
                                                   8.B.2 
                                                                -----------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
  9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark 
   the applicable box with an "X") 
  Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or 
  legal 
  entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an 
  interest 
  in the (underlying) issuer 
  Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                     X 
  financial 
  instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person 
  or 
  legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
                                                                                            ---------------------- 
              Name                 % of voting rights if it     % of voting rights through       Total of both 
                                   equals or is higher than      financial instruments if         if it equals 
                                   the notifiable threshold       it equals or is higher          or is higher 
                                                                   than the notifiable         than the notifiable 
                                                                        threshold                   threshold 
                                ----------------------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------- 
 Capital Research and 
  Management Company                                  13.06%                                                13.06% 
                                ----------------------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------- 
 SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. (a 
  mutual fund managed by 
  Capital Research and 
  Management Company)                                  7.76%                                                 7.76% 
                                ----------------------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------- 
 Total                                                13.06%                                                13.06% 
                                ----------------------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
  10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
  Name of the proxy holder 
                                                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
  The number and % of voting rights held 
                                                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
  The date until which the voting rights will be held 
                                                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 
  11. Additional information: 
  The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital Research and Management 
   Company ("CRMC") and Capital Bank & Trust Company ("CB&T"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment 
   management company that serves as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual 
   funds, other pooled investment vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients. 
   CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various investment companies 
   through three divisions, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors 
   and Capital World Investors. CRMC is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. 
   ("CGII"), which in turn is the parent company of six investment management companies ("CGII 
   management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital 
   International Sàrl, Capital International K.K., Capital Group Private Client Services 
   Inc, and Capital Group Investment Management Private Limited. CGII management companies and 
   CB&T primarily serve as investment managers to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T 
   is a U.S.-based investment management company that is a registered investment adviser and 
   an affiliated federally chartered bank. 
   Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Issuer for its own account. Rather, 
   the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary investment 
   management of one or more of the investment management companies described above. 
 
  Place of completion            Los Angeles 
  Date of completion             11/10/2022 
                               ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 

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