Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
06 December 2006



De La Rue plc's Directors' Interests


De La Rue plc (the 'Company') was notified today, 6 December 2006, that the De
La Rue Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust (the 'Trust') on 27 November
2006 transferred 1,945 shares of 27 7/9p each in the Company and on 5 December
2006 transferred 1,055 shares of 27 7/9p each in the Company pursuant to the
exercise of options under the De La Rue Sharesave Scheme. The number of De La
Rue plc shares now held by the Trust is 188,979, 0.1164% of the issued share
capital.


Following the above transaction Mr L M Quinn, Chief Executive and Mr S A King,
Group Finance Director, have an interest in the balance held by the Trust as
potential beneficiaries of the Trust although neither is participating in the
exercise of options referred to above.



6 December 2006



Enquiries:     Louise Fluker, Company Secretary               01256 605 311
               Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs         01256 605 303



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