Director Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
05 July 2004


De La Rue plc - Directors' Dealings

De La Rue plc (the 'Company') wishes to confirm that the following directors
were today (5 July 2004) granted options over the Company's Ordinary Shares of
25p each under the Company's Executive Share Option Plan:

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

L Quinn, Chief Executive                    352,422             340.50p
S A King, Group Finance Director            149,779             340.50p


Mr King also has an interest in 48,000 ordinary shares of the Company, 304,000
options issued under the Company's Executive Share Option Plan and 3,563 options
issued under the Company's Sharesave Scheme.



Enquiries:

Mark Fearon      Head of Corporate Affairs                 01256 605303


5 July 2004




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