Directorate Change

De La Rue PLC
08 January 2007


                                  DE LA RUE PLC

                     APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR



De La Rue plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Warren East as a non-
executive director of the Company with  effect from 9 January 2007.

In 2001, Mr East was appointed Chief Executive of ARM Holdings plc, the
developer and licensor of microprocessors, having joined in 1994. Mr East
previously worked for Texas Instruments Inc in a variety of roles in the
semiconductor and telecom products divisions. He has a degree in engineering
sciences from Oxford University and an MBA from Cranfield.

He is a non-executive director of Reciva Ltd, a Cambridge start up company
manufacturing internet radios.

Commenting on the appointment Nicholas Brookes, Chairman of De La Rue plc said:

'Warren has valuable experience of growing an international business which
emphasises continued development of technically excellent products. I am sure he
will make a significant contribution to the Board and the strategic direction of
the Group.'

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For further information please contact:


De La Rue plc

Louise Fluker             General Counsel &           [phone]
                          Company Secretary

Mark Fearon               Head of Corporate Affairs   [phone]

Richard Mountain          Financial Dynamics          [phone]


8 January 2007


Notes to editors


 1. De La Rue is the world's largest commercial security printer and papermaker,
    involved in the production of over 150 national currencies and a wide range
    of security documents such as passports, authentication labels and fiscal
    stamps. The Company is also pioneering new technologies worldwide in
    government identity solutions for national identification, drivers licence
    and passport issuing schemes. Employing over 6,000 people across 31
    countries, it is also a leading provider of cash handling equipment and
    software solutions to banks and retailers worldwide, helping them to reduce
    the cost of handling cash.

For more information visit www.delarue.com



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