Form 8 - Alphyra Group Plc

De La Rue PLC
21 November 2002

FORM 8.1/8.3



IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL


Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (Company Announcements Office) (which will

publicise) and the Panel. Use a separate form for each class of securities in

which dealings have been made.


Date of Disclosure 21 November 2002.

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3

OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT 1997, (TAKEOVER) RULES,1997


Date of dealing 21 November 2002

Dealing in Alphyra Group Plc

1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares): Ordinary Shares

2) Amount bought: Amount sold Price per unit

                250,000          euro2.30

3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled

(and percentage of class): 164,972 (0.50%)



4) Party making disclosure: De La Rue plc



5) EITHER (a) Name of vendor De La Rue plc

OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund

management organisation



6) Reason for disclosure:

(a) (i) offeror or associate of offeror (Note 3) NO

     (ii) offeree or associate of offeree NO

Specify which category or categories of associate ((a) to (I) page 3/4)

If category (I), explain:

(b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1%

or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4)

(Also print name of signatory): Dermot McKechnie, Cazenove & Co. Ltd

Telephone and extension number: 00 44 207 588 2828


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