Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
11 November 2005


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of Company.
De La Rue plc

2. Name of Shareholder with a major interest.

Barclays plc

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.

0

6. Percentage of issued class.

As at 7 November 2005, Barclays plc, through the entities listed in the
schedule below had a notifiable interest in 19,781,818 shares representing
11.88% of the issued share capital of De La Rue plc.

7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed.

As at 7 November 2005, Barclays plc, through the entities listed in the
schedule below had a notifiable interest in 19,781,818 shares representing
11.88% of the issued share capital of De La Rue plc.

8.  Percentage of issued class.

0

9.   Class of Security.

Ordinary Shares of 277/9p

10.Date of Transaction.

11 November 2005

11.Date listed company informed.

Letter received 10 November 2005

12. Total holding following this notification.

19,781,818

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification.

11.88%

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

                    LEGAL ENTITY REPORT - ALL
                            HOLDINGS

DE LA RUE                                                          SEDOL:
                                                                   B09JC23

As at 7 November 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 19,781,818 ORD GBP0.2777
representing 11.88% of the issued share capital of 166,530,488
units.

Legal Entity                         Holding                       Percentage
                                                                   Held

Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                       8,134        0.0049
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                       57,336        0.0343
Gerrard Ltd                                               55,124        0.0330
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                        2,919,828        1.7488
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                         689,515        0.4130
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                            452,187        0.2708
Barclays Global Investors Japan
Trust                                                    192,196        0.1151
& Banking
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                          5,153,725        3.0868
Barclays Global Investors Australia
Ltd                                                      156,994        0.0940
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                              254        0.0002
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                          678,024        0.4061
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                          8,900,711        5.3310
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                           408,816        0.2449
Gerrard Ltd                                              108,974        0.0653

Group Holding                                         19,781,818       11.8482



                               REGISTERED HOLDERS
                                     REPORT

DE LA RUE                                                        SEDOL:
                                                                 B09JC23

As at 7 November 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed
below, had a notifiable interest in 19,781,818 ORD GBP0.2777
representing 11.88% of the issued share capital of 166,530,488
units.

Registered Holder                      Account Designation       Holding

BANK OF IRELAND                                        1472368          80,946
BANK OF IRELAND                                         258180          74,008
BANK OF IRELAND                                         258227          51,887
BANK OF IRELAND                                        4239749         135,583
BANK OF IRELAND                                        4240060           9,092
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                        12,628
BANK OF NEW YORK                                        210405          54,992
BANK OF NEW YORK                                        214075         291,596
BANK OF NEW YORK                                        221428          35,748
BANK OF NEW YORK                                        367748         521,104
BANK OF NEW YORK                                        392067         521,260
BANK OF NEW YORK                                        392177          45,693
BANK OF NEW YORK                                        768198          39,410
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI                                         678,024
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                         8,134
Barclayshare Nominees Limited C
000000000000000000                                                         254
BNP PARIBAS                                                             26,974
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                  221476          52,694
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                  387173         152,777
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                                     4224361          67,522
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       16376          91,869
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       16669          23,487
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       18243          21,581
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       19518          34,584
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       19519         132,917
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       19520         213,489
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       20947       6,567,239
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       21359         289,989
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       25772          49,710
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       27793          10,479
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       27795          14,782
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       27797          28,361
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       27797          28,609
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       27799          53,797
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       27800         122,006
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       28270          60,006
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       28270          47,535
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       31961         198,760
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                           16,506
CITIBANK                                                195433          28,080
CITIBANK                                            6010064440          26,694
CITIBANK                                            6010640794          40,820
CITIBANK                                            6010782807          49,916
CITIBANK                                               6660004           2,353
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT                           83587          13,515
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                                   8002041           2,991
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                  13,400
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                  13,937
HSBC                                                    813168         155,767
HSBC                                                    845315           4,364
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             1,484
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            31,406
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             1,563
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           184,227
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            29,804
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            26,439
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            73,865
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           101,211
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           846,651
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             4,637
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            12,199
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           810,070
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           318,714
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           416,144
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16331          49,186
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16341          86,912
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16341          89,455
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16344          26,272
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16345          49,450
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16400       1,754,366
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16612          40,480
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16621          26,492
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16644          89,942
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  16901          16,500
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  18409         129,726
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  19198           1,880
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  19514          16,929
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  27795          60,863
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  27799          45,977
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  28166         502,056
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                  29514          98,227
JPM FRANKFURT                                            27717          44,533
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     22,617
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     88,309
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      1,449
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     22,604
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     26,481
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     39,836
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      1,849
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     17,561
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     11,348
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      6,625
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        968
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      2,308
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      4,723
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     24,468
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    132,526
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                      5,362
MELLON BANK                            ABGFZ872482                     515,874
MELLON BANK                            TGGF0003002                      16,701
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                           12,767
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                           39,281
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                             46,746
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                            772823         170,625
Mitsui Asset                                                             1,494
NORDEA BANK                                             213922           8,450
NORTHERN TRUST                         CVS21                           183,997
NORTHERN TRUST                         SCO06                            53,577
NORTHERN TRUST                         TNF01                            48,399
NORTHERN TRUST                         USF06                            33,165
NORTHERN TRUST                         USF12                           323,061
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          53,241
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          13,908
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          59,653
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                              25,029
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                              57,392
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                      13,539
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                       7,422
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                       6,145
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                       1,567
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                           7,508
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                          17,646
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                             315
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                             198
STATE STREET                           2RJ2                             16,876
STATE STREET                           JD12                             76,539
STATE STREET                           JFBL                             52,557
STATE STREET                           N3B6                             50,521
STATE STREET                           N3YL                              2,341
STATE STREET                           N3YZ                              5,995
STATE STREET                           NE5W                              6,972
STATE STREET                           X346                              3,035
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                          82,759
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                     99,789
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                          18,162
The Northern Trust Company - U                                          25,825
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                            1,360
UBS                                    370607.S1                         6,824

Group Holding                                                       19,781,818




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