AGM Statement

De La Rue PLC
22 July 2004


                                 DE LA RUE PLC

                               2004 AGM STATEMENT


At the Annual General Meeting of De La Rue plc to be held today, Sir Brandon
Gough, Chairman, will be making the following statement:


'Trading during the first four months of the year has been good, in particular
benefiting from the exceptionally high opening order book within the Currency
business.  Accordingly, the Board expects first half results to be significantly
ahead of the previous year.

Although, as noted in May, it is not expected that full year volumes in Currency
will reach the exceptional levels of 2003/2004 which benefited from the Iraq
order, the Board continues to be confident in the full year outlook for the
Group.'

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For further information please contact:


Stephen King             Group Finance Director          [phone]

Mark Fearon              Head of Corporate Affairs       [phone]

Richard Mountain         Financial Dynamics              [phone]

22 July 2004


Note to Editors:


 1. As previously announced, Sir Brandon Gough will today be retiring as
    De La Rue's Chairman and will be succeeded by Nicholas Brookes, who was
    previously the Company's senior non-executive director.


 2. De La Rue is the world's largest commercial security printer and papermaker,
    involved in the production of over 150 national currencies and a wide range
    of security documents such as travellers cheques and vouchers. The Company
    is a leading provider of cash handling equipment and software solutions to
    banks and retailers worldwide, helping them to reduce the cost of handling
    cash.  Employing over 6,500 people across 31 countries, De La Rue is also
    pioneering new technologies worldwide in government identity solutions for
    national identification, drivers licence, passport issuing schemes and
    election systems.


For more information visit www.delarue.com


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