Additional Listing

De La Rue PLC
29 December 2003


De La Rue plc.


Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for a block listing of 500,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each under the De
La Rue US Employee Share Purchase Plan, to trade on the London Stock Exchange
and to be admitted to the Official List upon issuance. The shares shall rank
pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co. Ltd
for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.


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