Annual Report and Accounts

Diploma PLC
06 December 2006



   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                               6 December 2006


       SUBMISSION OF 2006 ANNUAL REPORT, NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
                                AND FORM OF PROXY
                                         
   The Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2006 has today been posted
   to shareholders, together with an explanatory circular and notice of Annual
   General Meeting.

   A copy of the Annual Report is also available on request from the Company
   Secretary, Diploma PLC, 20 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8UD or from the
   Company's website: www.diplomaplc.com

   The Company has today submitted two copies of the following documents to the
   UKLA at the Document Viewing Facility for inspection:

   the Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 September 2006;
   an explanatory circular and notice of Annual General Meeting ('AGM') dated 6
   December 2006 sent to all shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting; and
   a form of proxy in relation to the AGM.


   A copy of (a) and (b) above will also be available on the Company's website.
   For further enquiries please contact:

   Nigel Lingwood, Group Finance Director       020 7448 4875



   NOTE TO EDITORS:

   Diploma PLC is an international group of specialised distribution businesses
   operating in three sectors:

   Life Sciences - suppliers of consumables, instrumentation and related
   services to research, environmental and clinical diagnostic laboratories.
   Principal companies are Anachem, a1-envirosciences and CBISS in Europe and
   Somagen in Canada.

   Seals - Suppliers of hydraulic seals, gaskets, cylinders and attachment kits
   for heavy mobile machinery. Principal companies are Hercules Bulldog Sealing
   Products and HKX in North America and FPE in the UK.

   Controls - Suppliers of specialised wiring, connectors, control devices and
   fasteners for a range of technically demanding applications. Principal
   companies are IS Group in the UK and US, Sommer Filcon in Germany and Hawco
   in the UK.

   Within each of these sectors, the Diploma businesses serve industry segments
   with long term growth potential and with the opportunity for sustainable
   superior margins through the quality of customer service, depth of technical
   support and value adding activities.




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