Holding(s) in Company

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11 August 2008

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

DIPLOMA PLC - (ISIN GB0001826634)

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	YES
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached	NO
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights	NO
Other (please specify):	NO

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT - TRADITIONAL ENTITIES
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	06 AUGUST 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	08 AUGUST 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	NON NOTIFIABLE

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0001826634	849,867	849,867	NON NOTIFIABLE	NON NOTIFIABLE	NON NOTIFIABLE	NON NOTIFIABLE	NON NOTIFIABLE

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
-	-	-	-	-

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: