Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
06 December 2006


DE LA RUE PLC - NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS' INTERESTS COMPANIES ACT 1985

De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 6
December 2006 for the purposes of Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 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 Transaction  Type of Transaction  Number of Shares  Purchase Price per
                                                            Ordinary Share (p)

06 December 2006     Transfer and Sale              4,000             534.000
06 December 2006     Transfer and Sale             28,700             522.300
06 December 2006     Transfer and Sale             14,900              340.50
06 December 2006     Transfer and Sale              4,500             297.330
06 December 2006     Transfer and Sale             19,400             237.333

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 2,054,332 Ordinary Shares (1.26% of the Company's
issued share capital) as potential beneficiaries of the Trust.

6 December 2006


Enquiries:  Louise Fluker, Company Secretary                  01256 605 311
            Stephen King, Group Finance Director              01256 605 321


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