Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
22 June 2006


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of Company


DE LA RUE PLC


2 & 3. Details of Transactions


       NAME           TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN
                      ACCORDANCE WITH DR 3.1.4R
                      (1)(A) PDMR         (1)(B) DIRECTOR


LEO QUINN             YES                 YES
STEPHEN KING          YES                 YES
LOUISE FLUKER         YES
JAMES HUSSEY          YES
SANJAY RAZDAN         YES
TRACEY GRAHAM         YES
NICOLA BRUCE          YES
PAUL HARRIDINE        YES


4.    State whether notification relates to a person connected
with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and
identify the connected person


N/A


5.    Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding
of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest.


N/A


6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares.


N/A


7.  Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one,
the number of shares held by each of them.


N/A


8.    State the nature of the transaction.


N/A


9.   Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments
relating to shares acquired.


N/A


10.    Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that
class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage).


N/A


11.    Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating
to shares disposed.


N/A


12.    Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that
class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage).


N/A


13.  Price per share or value of transaction.


N/A


14.  Date and place of transaction.


N/A


15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage).


N/A


16. Date issuer informed of transaction.


N/A


If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes


17.  Date of grant.


22 JUNE 2006


18.   Period during which or date on which it can be exercised.


AWARD WILL VEST ON 22 JUNE 2009



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option.


NIL


20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number).


LEO QUINN       40,429 ORDINARY SHARES OF 27 7/9P EACH
STEPHEN KING    17,770 ORDINARY SHARES OF 27 7/9P EACH
LOUISE FLUKER   7,822 ORDINARY SHARES OF 27 7/9P EACH
JAMES HUSSEY    12,505 ORDINARY SHARES OF 27 7/9P EACH
SANJAY RAZDAN   5,171 ORDINARY SHARES OF 27 7/9P EACH
TRACEY GRAHAM   7,052 ORDINARY SHARES OF 27 7/9P EACH
NICOLA BRUCE    6,111 ORDINARY SHARES OF 27 7/9P EACH
PAUL HARRIDINE  5,641 ORDINARY SHARES OF 27 7/9P EACH


21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that
price is to be fixed at the time of exercise.


DEFERRED ALLOCATION BASED ON PRICE 531.8P


22.  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following notification.


LEO QUINN           490,524
STEPHEN KING        494,923
LOUISE FLUKER       184,487
JAMES HUSSEY        230,341
SANJAY RAZDAN       73,013
TRACEY GRAHAM       148,065
NICOLA BRUCE        6,111
PAUL HARRIDINE      8,233


23. Any additional information.


THIS DEFERRED ALLOCATION IS UNDER THE DE LA RUE DEFERRED BONUS AND MATCHING
PLAN. A MATCHING ALLOCATION OF SHARES WILL BE MADE AT THE VESTING DATE SUBJECT
TO PERFORMANCE TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE PLAN.


24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


LOUISE FLUKER, GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY - 01256 605311


STEPHEN KING, GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR - 01256 605321



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