Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
03 August 2006


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

De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 3
August 2006 for the purposes of Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 of the
following transaction 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)

2 August 2006        Transfer & Sale                7,300             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 2,436,832 Ordinary Shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.

3 August 2006



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




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