Corporate Broker

Diploma PLC 22 April 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 April 2004 Appointment of Corporate Broker Diploma PLC, the international specialised distribution group, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Panmure Gordon, a division of Lazard, as the Company's corporate broker with immediate effect. For further enquiries please contact: Bruce Thompson, Chief Executive Officer 020 7638 0934 Nigel Lingwood, Group Finance Director 020 7448 4875 Richard Gray, Panmure Gordon 020 7187 2046 Dominic Morley, Panmure Gordon 020 7187 2110 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange D MSCZGGZDLZLGDZG