Diploma Regulatory News (DPLM)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Diploma Ord GBP0.05

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

LV = Asset Management Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society LimitedThe LV = Pension Trustee Limited

LVFS Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses, With ProfitsLVFS Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses, Linked Life

LV = Investment funds 1 ICVC LV = UK Growth FundLV = Investment funds 1 ICVC LV = UK Equity Income Fund

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

5th August 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

8th August 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Risen above 3% Minimum threshold to 3.012%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0001826634

3,360,734

3,360,734

3,410,734

3,410,734

0

3.0120%

0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/ConversionPeriod

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversionperiod

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,410,734

3.0120%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

LV = Asset Management Limited

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Martin Flood

15. Contact telephone number:

(44) 207 634 4210