Annual Report and Accounts

Diploma PLC 06 December 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 December 2006 SUBMISSION OF 2006 ANNUAL REPORT, NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND FORM OF PROXY The Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2006 has today been posted to shareholders, together with an explanatory circular and notice of Annual General Meeting. A copy of the Annual Report is also available on request from the Company Secretary, Diploma PLC, 20 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8UD or from the Company's website: www.diplomaplc.com The Company has today submitted two copies of the following documents to the UKLA at the Document Viewing Facility for inspection: the Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 September 2006; an explanatory circular and notice of Annual General Meeting ('AGM') dated 6 December 2006 sent to all shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting; and a form of proxy in relation to the AGM. A copy of (a) and (b) above will also be available on the Company's website. For further enquiries 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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange