Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6489X

De La Rue PLC

26 June 2008

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

JAMES HUSSEY 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.

26 JUNE 2008

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

AWARD WILL VEST ON 26 JUNE 2011

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

N/A

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

Deferred Allocation Maximum Matching Allocation

Ordinary shares Ordinary shares

of 29¹⁶/_21p each of 29¹⁶/_21p each

8,494 16,988

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

Deferred Allocation price of 908.5p.

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

128,982

23. Any additional information.

This deferred allocation is under the De La Rue Deferred Bonus and Matching Share Plan. The matching allocation of shares will be made at the vesting date subject to performance testing in accordance with the Rules of the Plan.

An additional award of shares will be released on the vesting date in respect of deferred shares released equal in value to the amount of dividends which would have been payable on the deferred shares over the performance period

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

LOUISE FLUKER – GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY

01256 605311