Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
24 January 2003


De La Rue plc
25p Ordinary Shares

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in Shares

The Company on 24 January 2003 received a letter from Legal & General Investment
Management Limited dated 24 January 2003, giving notice that consequent upon a
purchase in the market of 119,773 shares on 23 January 2003, they now hold the
following number of shares which are not subject to a concert party and will be
registered as follows:


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245               864,025
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206            4,301,077
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203              255,200
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904333                9,700
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509              181,495
                                                           _________      _____
                                                           5,611,497      3.04%


Enquiries:


Louise Fluker, Company Secretary                                    01256 605311
Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs                              01256 605303

24 January 2003

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