	diplomat electronics dpec to cut costs diplomat electronics corp said it will reduce expenses by four mln dlrs a year in an effort to stem losses and return to a positive net worth the company also said certain lenders agreed to take a pct stake in the company by converting seven mln dlrs of debt into preferred stock diplomat said it will cut costs by several means including dismissal of workers at its corporate headquarters consolidation of its warehousing and shipping operations and reduction of management salaries moreover it said it will relocate its headquarters to glendale calif reuter 
