Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
20 December 2006




DE LA RUE PLC - NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS' INTERESTS


De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 19
December 2006 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              Type of              Number of Shares   Purchase Price per
Transaction          Transaction                             Ordinary Share (p)

19 December 2006     Transfer and Sale    7,300              522.300


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, are deemed for
Companies Act purposes to have an interest in the balance held by the Trust of
2,017,332 Ordinary Shares (1.252% of the Company's issued share capital) as
potential beneficiaries of the Trust.

20 December 2006



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




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