Director Shareholding

Diploma PLC
13 February 2004


                    DIPLOMA PLC - DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES

Diploma PLC, the international specialised distribution group, has been informed 
that Ogier Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, as trustee of the Diploma Employee 
Benefit Trust, has purchased 35,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 
£5.00.

Each of the Executive Directors of the Company, BM Thompson, I Henderson, 
NP Lingwood, is deemed to be beneficially interested in all the shares held in 
the Trust from time to time by virtue of being a potential beneficiary under the 
Trust.



For further enquiries please contact:

Bruce Thompson, Chief Executive Officer         020 7638 0934 
Nigel Lingwood, Group Finance Director          020 7448 4875


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