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De La Rue PLC 04 November 2004 De La Rue plc 25p Ordinary Shares The Company on 3 November 2004 received a letter dated 3 November 2004 from Schroder Investment Management Limited giving notice that, pursuant to S198 Companies Act 1985 (as amended) by the Disclosure of Interest in Shares (Amendment) Regulations 1993, their interest in the Ordinary Shares of 25p each of the Company is as follows: Schroder Investment Management Limited have an interest in 29,706,299 shares which are held in portfolios managed by us on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. Included in this figure are: (i) 8,150,069 shares registered or to be registered in the name of our wholly-owned subsidiary nominee company, Schroder Nominees Limited (Schroder Nominees), (ii) 8,141,792 shares held in (a) unit trusts(s) operated and managed by an affiliated company, Schroder Unit Trusts Limited (SUTL), and registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited, and (iii) 13,414,438 shares neither registered nor to be registered in the name of Schroder Nominees. The registration details are shown on the Schedule below. A subsidiary, Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd (SIMNA Ltd), is managing (a) portfolio(s) on a similar basis holding a further 157,800 shares. These shares are registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited. An affiliated company, Schroder & Co Ltd (S&Co Ltd), is managing a portfolios holding a further 15,514 shares. These shares are registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited. Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliated companies are therefore interested in an overall aggregate of 29,879,613 shares, representing some 16.305% of the total number of shares in issue, namely 183,250,446. Schedule De La Rue plc - 25p Ordinary Shares Registration Amount Bank of New York 994,971 British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c: P 596,742 Chase Manhattan Bank 374,600 Chase Nominees Limited 264,700 Chase Nominees Limited a/c: 03886 468,500 HSBC Bank International a/c: 10096301 140,500 Mellon Nominees(UK) Limited 840,300 Mellon Trust 604,856 Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c: R 650,194 Morgan Nominees Ltd 718,600 Morgan Nominees Ltd: A a/c 13,764 Morgan Nominees Ltd: B a/c 412,970 MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 756593 137,465 MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 809797 259,902 MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 809803 191,259 MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 831286 843,290 MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 846435 880,690 Nortrust Nominees Limited 3,241,648 Nutraco Nominees Ltd 40,000 Nutraco Nominees Ltd a/c: GWPPMPS 88,700 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 834,637 RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c: LAUR 32,600 State Street Nominees Limited 252,650 State Street Nominees Limited a/c: 5H57 530,900 Total 13,414,438 Enquiries: Stephen King, Group Finance Director 01256 605311 Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs 01256 605303 4 November 2004 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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