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22 March 2007
Notification of Transaction of Directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PMDR") or connected person
Diploma PLC, the international group of specialised distribution businesses, has been informed that Ogier Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, as trustee of the Diploma Employee Benefit Trust, has today purchased 32,500 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of £8.48.
Each of the Executive Directors of the Company, BM Thompson, I Henderson and 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 information, 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.