Director Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
23 December 2003


De La Rue plc - Directors' Dealings

De La Rue plc (the 'Company') confirms that Mr Stephen King, Group Finance
Director, was today (23 December 2003) granted options over the Company's
Ordinary Shares of 25p each under the Company's Sharesave Scheme as follows:

Number of Options                             Option Price
-------------------                           --------------

3,563                                         258.90p

Mr King also has an interest in 48,000 ordinary shares of the Company and
304,000 options granted pursuant to the Company's Executive Share Option Plan.

Enquiries:

Stephen King      Group Finance Director                   01256 605321
Mark Fearon       Head of Corporate Affairs                01256 605303

23 December 2003





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