Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
04 January 2007




DE LA RUE PLC - NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS' INTERESTS


De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 3 and 4
January 2007 of the following transactions by Bachmann Trust Company Limited as
trustee of the De La Rue Employee Share Ownership Trust (the 'Trust') in
ordinary Shares of 277/9 pence each ('Ordinary Shares').


Date of              Type of                Number of     Purchase Price per
Transaction          Transaction            Shares        Ordinary Share (p)

3 January 2007       Transfer & Sale         9,100        365.67
3 January 2007       Transfer & Sale        20,800        522.3
3 January 2007       Transfer & Sale         7,200        237.333
4 January 2007       Transfer & Sale        26,000        237.333
4 January 2007       Transfer & Sale        23,400        522.3


The Trust was established by De La Rue plc for the benefit of employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries in conjunction with the Company's executive share
option scheme. The transactions were made on behalf of beneficiaries of the
Company's executive share options scheme (not any director or other person
discharging managerial responsibilities).

Following the above transaction the following executive directors, Mr L M Quinn,
Chief Executive and Mr S A King, Group Finance Director, have an interest in the
balance held by the Trust of 1,902,432 Ordinary Shares (1.18% of the Company's
issued share capital) as potential beneficiaries of the Trust.



4 January 2007



Enquiries:    Stephen King, Group Finance Director         01256 605 321





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