Diploma Regulatory News (DPLM)

18 May 2005 13:54

Diploma PLC18 May 2005 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 May 2005 DIPLOMA PLC - DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES Diploma PLC, the specialised international distribution group, has been informed that Ogier Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, as trustee of the Diploma Employee Benefit Trust, purchased 77,656 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of £6.60 on Wednesday, 18 May 2005. 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 enquiries please contact: Bruce Thompson, Chief Executive Officer 020 7638 0934 Nigel Lingwood, Group Finance Director 020 7448 4875 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange