Director Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
29 November 2001



DE LA RUE PLC - CHAPTER 16 PARAGRAPH 13 OF CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS



De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 28
November 2001 for the purposes of Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 that
De La Rue QUEST Limited as trustee of the De La Rue Qualifying Employee Share
Ownership Trust  (the 'Trust') has purchased 500,000 of the Company's ordinary
shares of 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares').



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 Sharesave
Scheme (the 'Scheme').




1.  Executive Directors who are potential beneficiaries of the Trust are:

    Mr I F R Much

    Mr P R Hollingworth

2.  The transaction notified on 28 November 2001 in relation to the Trust is as
    follows:


Date of Transaction     No. of Shares Purchased         Purchase Price per

                                                        Ordinary Share

28 November 2001        500,000                         475.85p







Following the above transaction the total holding of the Trust amounts to
1,000,000 Ordinary Shares (0.52% of the issued capital of De La Rue plc).







Louise Fluker

Company Secretary



29 November 2001




Enquiries:     Louise Fluker, Company Secretary              01256 605 311
               Paul Hollingworth, Finance Director           01256 605 321
               Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs        01256 605 303