SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

18 June 2008

Holding(s) in Company

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

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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	17th June 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	18th June 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	From 5% - 4% (L&G)

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of sharesIf 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
ORD GBP0.05	1,274,299	1,274,299	5,633,173	5,633,173		4.97

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
5,633,173	4.97

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (5,960,888 - 5.26% = Total Position)   Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (5,960,888 - 5.26% = Total Position)   Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (5,960,888 - 5.26% = Total Position)   Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,633,173- 4.97% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (5,094,988 - 4.49%) (PMC) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) ((5,094,988- 4.49 % = PMC) Legal & General Assurance Socity Limited (LGAS & LGPL)   Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

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

13. Additional information:	Notification using the total voting rights figure of 113,239,555
14 Contact name:	Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone name:

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