ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2020 AND NOTICE OF AGM

DIPLOMA PLC

                                           12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX

TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700

FACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

7 December 2020

DIPLOMA PLC ("the Company")

ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2020

 AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

On 16 November 2020, Diploma PLC ("Diploma" or the "Company") released its Final Results for the year ended 30 September 2020 under RNS number 3396F.  This announcement contained the regulated information in relation to annual financial reports required to be made public in unedited full text by Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 6.3.5.

Diploma now announces that the following documents have been posted or otherwise made available to shareholders:

1.  the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2020 ("Annual Report & Accounts 2020");

2.  a circular containing the Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on 20 January 2021 ("2021 AGM Circular"); and

3.  a form of proxy.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1R, a copy of each of the Annual Report & Accounts 2020 and the 2021 AGM Circular has been uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism   

Copies may also be viewed on the Company's website at www.diplomaplc.com or can be requested from:

The Group Company Secretary

Diploma PLC

12 Charterhouse Square

London, EC1M 6AX

Email: [email protected] 

Tel: +44 (0)207 549 5700

The Company is planning on allowing shareholders to attend the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") in person if that is allowed. If, however, it becomes apparent nearer the time that this will not be allowed due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Board may need to make changes to the arrangements for the AGM, including where and how it is conducted. The Company will notify shareholders of any alternative arrangements in advance through the Company's website at www.diplomaplc.com and, where appropriate, by a Regulatory News Service ("RNS") announcement.

In case shareholders are not allowed to attend in person, shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote by submitting a proxy in advance of the AGM and to appoint the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy (and not a person who may not be permitted to attend the meeting).  Full instructions are set out in the 2021 AGM Circular.  All votes at the AGM will be conducted on a poll.  The results of the meeting will be announced, in the normal way, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the meeting.

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