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RNS Number : 9978B

Diploma PLC

07 June 2023

 
 DIPLOMA PLC   10-11 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6EE 
                 TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700 
                 FACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715 
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

7 June 2023

 
                                               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                                                05/06/2023 
   was crossed or reached: 
                                                                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  6. Date on which issuer notified                                              06/06/2023 
   (DD/MM/YYYY): 
                                                                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
                     % of voting rights attached to shares    % of voting rights through financial instruments    Total of both      Total number 
                                                                                                                       in %        of voting rights 
                                                                                                                                       of issuer 
                                 (total of 8.A)                           (total of 8.B.1 + 8.B.2)                 (8.A + 8.B) 
                    --------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------- 
  Resulting 
   situation 
   on the date on 
   which threshold 
   was crossed or 
   reached            13.92%                                  0.00%                                                13.92%          134,034,491 
                    --------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------- 
  Position of 
   previous 
   notification 
   (if applicable)    14.04%                                  0.00%                                                14.04% 
                    --------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 
  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 of shares ISIN    Number of voting rights                                 % of voting rights 
  code (if possible) 
                             ------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
                                   Direct                     Indirect                  Direct           Indirect 
                                   (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                (DTR5.1)        (DTR5.2.1) 
                             -----------------  -----------------------------------  -----------  -------------------- 
GB0001826634 Common Stock                       18,652,514                                        13.92% 
                             -----------------  -----------------------------------  -----------  -------------------- 
 
SUBTOTAL 8.A                                       18,652,514                                     13.92% 
                             ------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
  B 1: Financial Instruments DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) 
  Type of financial            Expiration date    Exercise/      Number of voting                   % of voting rights 
   instrument                                      Conversion     rights that may be 
                                                   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 financial            Expiration date    Exercise/      Physical        Number             % of voting rights 
   instrument                                      Conversion     or cash         of voting 
                                                   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          Total of both if it 
                                equals or is higher than        through financial        equals or is higher than 
                                the notifiable threshold     instruments if it equals    the notifiable threshold 
                                                              or is higher than the 
                                                                    notifiable 
                                                                    threshold 
                              ---------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Capital Research and 
  Management Company                               13.92%                                                   13.92% 
                              ---------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------------- 
 SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. 
  (a mutual fund managed by 
  Capital Research and 
  Management Company)                               8.00%                                                    8.00% 
                              ---------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Total                                             13.92%                                                   13.92% 
                              ---------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------------- 
 
  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           06/06/2023 
                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 

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