Holding in Company

De La Rue PLC
10 December 2001

De La Rue plc
25p Ordinary Shares



De La Rue plc ('the Company') on 10 December 2001 received a letter dated 5
December 2001 from Barclays PLC giving notice that, in compliance with Part VI
of the Companies Act 1985, its interest in the Ordinary Shares of 25p each of
the Company is as follows:



'As at 5 December 2001, Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank
PLC, has a notifiable interest in 5,841,944 Ordinary Shares of 25p each,
representing 3.01% of the issued share capital of 194,137,554 shares'


Registered Holder                                                   Holding

Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                   4,343
Chase Nominees Limited                                              52,752
Chase Nominees Limited                                              251,049
Chase Nominees Limited                                              25,720
Chase Nominees Limited                                              51,987
Chase Nominees Limited                                              44,884
Chase Nominees Limited                                              1,812,605
Chase Nominees Limited                                              439,570
Chase Nominees Limited                                              100,084
Chase Nominees Limited                                              1,215,168
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                         1,140,367
Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Limited a/c 5782A           573,369
7 unknown accounts                                                  130,046

Total                                                               5,841,944



Enquiries:


Louise Fluker, Company Secretary                          01256 605 311
Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs                    01256 605 303



10 December 2001