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RNS Number : 5997Q

Diploma PLC

30 November 2016

DIPLOMA PLC

12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700

FACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

30 November 2016

DIPLOMA PLC

(the "Company")

DIRECTOR / PDMR Dealings

Diploma PLC has been notified that the following Directors have exercised in full, their options over Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company ("Shares") which vested, in connection with share awards granted on 9 December 2013 under the Diploma PLC 2011 Performance Share Plan ("PSP") and under the Diploma PLC 2011 Share Matching Plan ("SMP"). As a consequence, the Directors have become entitled to acquire Shares in the Company as set out below.

These nil cost options relate to the three-year performance period ended 30 September 2016. Further details relating to the performance conditions of these awards are set out in the Annual Report & Accounts 2016 which will be mailed to shareholders on 8 December 2016.

The number of Shares acquired by the Directors has been reduced as part of arrangements under which the Company will settle the PAYE liability of the Directors which arises as a result of the exercise of the options. The table below shows the total number of Shares vested, the PAYE adjustment on the vested Shares and the net number of Shares acquired by each Director.

 
                               Number of Shares 
                Total Shares   PAYE Adjustment   Total Shares 
                      Vested                         Acquired     Market Price 
 BM Thompson          53,436          (25,115)         28,321             924p 
 NP Lingwood          34,599          (16,261)         18,338             924p 
 

Following the above transaction, the Directors disposed of Shares on 29 November 2016 as follows:

 
                              Number of Shares 
                                                   Resultant    % of Issued 
                              Shares     Share    Beneficial          Share 
                  Shares     Gifted*     Price       Holding        Capital 
                    Sold 
 BM Thompson     128,321       5,000      924p       745,000          0.66% 
 NP Lingwood      18,338           -      924p       275,000          0.24% 
 

*Mr BM Thompson, a Director of the Company, transferred 5,000 Shares in the Company for nil consideration to a charitable foundation of which Mr Thompson is a trustee.

The notification set out below has been made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 
 
   1     Details of the Director/PDMR/PCA 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                              1.   BM Thompson 
 
                                          2.   NP Lingwood 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
   2     Reason for the notification 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/Status                   1.   Chief Executive 
                                                Officer 
 
                                          2.   Group Finance 
                                                Director 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
   3     Details of the issuer 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                             Diploma PLC 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)    LEI                              N/A 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
   4     Details of the transactions: 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of                   Ordinary shares of 5p each 
        the financial                    in the Company 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument 
 
        Identification                   GB0001826634 
        code 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)    Nature of the                     1.   Exercise, sale of 
        transaction                             shares and gift of 
                                                shares 
 
                                          2.   Exercise and sale 
                                                of shares 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 c)    Price(s) and                            Price   Volume 
        volume(s)                          1.   924p    128,321 
                                                Gift    5,000 
                                           2.   924p    18,338 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 d)         Aggregated information             Price   Volume 
                                           1.   924p    128,321 
              *    Aggregated volume            Gift    5,000 
                                           2.   924p    18,338 
 
 
              *    Price 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 e)    Date of the transaction          29 November 2016 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 f)    Place of the                     London Stock Exchange, United 
        transaction                      Kingdom 
----  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 

For further information, please contact:

 
                                                 +44 (0)20 7549 
       Diploma PLC -                              5700 
       Anthony Gallagher, Group Company 
        Secretary 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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