The Company has been notified that on 21 January 2013, Mr BM Thompson, a Director of the Company, sold 105,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") held within his Self Invested Pension Plan at 525 pence per share. Mr Thompson also on the same day transferred 25,000 Ordinary Shares for nil consideration to a charitable foundation of which Mr Thompson is a trustee. These shares were subsequently sold at 525 pence per share. Following these transactions, Mr BM Thompson is interested in a total of 1,009,740 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.9% of the Company's issued share capital.
The Company has also been notified that on 21 January 2013, Mr NP Lingwood, a Director of the Company, sold 5,400 Ordinary Shares at 525 pence per share. Following this transaction, Mr NP Lingwood is interested in a total of 219,422 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.2% of the Company's issued share capital.
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Diploma PLC -
Anthony Gallagher, Company Secretary
+44 (0)20 7549 5700
Tulchan Communications -
Martin Robinson
David Allchurch
Diploma PLC specializes in technical services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- manufacturing of control systems (47.4%): fluid control systems, harness components, wiring and fastening systems used primarily in aerospace, defense, medicine, energy and motor sports sectors;
- manufacturing of seals (34.9%): gaskets, filters, cylinders, machined parts for specialized industrial equipment, cylinder components for repair and maintenance of heavy mobile machinery and industrial equipment, etc.;
- manufacturing of healthcare equipment and environmental management equipment (17.7%): medical devices for pathology laboratories, operating rooms, clinics, etc., environmental analyzers, containments and emission control systems.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (22.3%), Europe (17.5%), the United States (44.8%) and other (15.4%).
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