Holding in Company

Diploma PLC 19 April 2001 Letter to Diploma PLC - 18 APRIL 2001 Re: S.198 Companies Act 1985: as amended by The Disclosure of Interest in Shares (Amendment) Regulations 1993 In accordance with the Companies Act 1985, (as amended) I write to notify you that UBS Asset Management Limited and Phillips & Drew Life Limited have an interest in 2,584,122 ord 5p shares of the Company. This represents 10.26% of the issued share capital of the Company. Below is a list of the Registered holders. UBS Asset Management Limited and Phillips & Drew Life Limited are subsidiaries of UBS Asset Management Holding (No.2) Limited which is also treated as having an interest in the above shares. We are authorised to make this aggregate disclosure on behalf of UBS Asset Management Holding (No.2) Limited the registered address of which is: Triton Court 14 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1PD Letter from Phillips & Drew Total Issued Share Capital - 25,164,345 Name Quantity CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C GMC3 326,419 CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL A/C LTH4 55,981 NORTHERN TRUST CO A/C NTH1 79,000 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C BA 37,750 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CC 49,518 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C EO 10,300 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C FGC 36,402 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C HFM 25,500 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C LM 54,500 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C LF09 79,106 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C LF20 1,475,433 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C NEE 64,213 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SR 18,000 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SRB 6,000 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C TUE 127,500 PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED A/C TW 138,500 --------- 2,584,122 --------- 10.26%

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