Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
04 July 2007




TR-1(i):    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

De La Rue plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ()



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Barclays Global Investors


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors N.A.


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

3 July 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 July 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6% to 7%


8. Notified details:

.................


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using  Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                           transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

GB00B09JC238                            10,552,887                10,552,887



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if        Number of     Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE   shares        rights (ix)           rights

                                             Direct Indirect (xi)  Direct  Indirect
                                             (x)

GB00B09JC238                   11,492,343     0     11,492,343     0.00     7.14




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)






Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights

11,492,343                                7.14



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors N.A




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................


13. Additional information:

.................


14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith


15. Contact telephone number:

020 71162913


C L Fluker
Company Secretary
De La Rue plc
01256 605311
4 July 2007





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