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De La Rue PLC 15 February 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company. De La Rue plc 2. Name of Shareholder with a major interest. Schroder Investment Management Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18. Please see schedule below 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. Please see schedule below 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. As at 15 February 2006, Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliated companies are interested in an overall aggregate of 40,454,613 shares representing some 24.406% of the total number of shares in issue, namely 165,754,993. 6. Percentage of issued class. As at 15 February 2006, Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliated companies are interested in an overall aggregate of 40,454,613 shares representing some 24.406% of the total number of shares in issue, namely 165,754,993. 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed. 0 8. Percentage of issued class. 0 9. Class of Security. Ordinary Shares of 277/9p 10. Date of Transaction. 15 February 2006 11. Date listed company informed. Letter received 15 February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification. As at 15 February 2006, Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliated companies are interested in an overall aggregate of 40,454,613 shares representing some 24.406% of the total number of shares in issue, namely 165,754,993. 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification. 24.406% 14. Any additional information. Please see schedule below 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries. Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs 01256 605303 Louise Fluker, General Counsel & Company Secretary 01256 605311 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification. Louise Fluker Schroder Investment Management Limited have an interest in 40,074,983 shares which are held in portfolios managed on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. Included in this figure are: (i) 12,716,732 shares registered or to be registered in the name of our wholly-owned subsidiary nominee company, Schroder Nominees Limited (Schroder Nominees), (ii) 5,844,574 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) 21,513,677 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 100,000 shares. These shares are registered or to be registered in the name of State Street. An affiliated company, Schroder & Co Ltd (S&Co Ltd), is managing a portfolios holding a further 260,730 shares. These shares are registered or to be registered in the name of Brown Brothers Harriman. Also Schroder & Co Bank AG (S &Co Bank) is managing a portfolio holding a further 18,900 shares. Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliated companies are therefore interested in an overall aggregate of 40,454,613 shares, representing some 24.406% of the total number of shares in issue, namely 165,754,993. SCHEDULE A REGISTRATION AMOUNT Chase Manhattan Bank 943,089 Chase Nominees Limited 6,001,757 Chase Nominees Limited a/c: 03886 421,650 HSBC Global Custody Nom.(UK) Ltd a/c: 809955 119,019 Investors Tst & Custodial Services 126,450 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 942,750 Mellon Trust 544,370 Morgan Nominees Ltd 97,560 MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 756593 229,277 Nortrust Nominees Limited 5,085,464 Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c: SRC13 49,706 Nutraco Nominees Ltrd 339,546 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 1,003,248 State Street Bank and Trust Co. 846,121 State Street Nominees Ltd 4,285,860 State Street Nominees Limited a/c: 5H57 477,810 TOTAL 21,513,677 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange VTFSIELIR

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