Transaction in Own Shares-Amd

De La Rue PLC
05 July 2006

An announcement released at 4.30pm on 4 July 2006 reference RNS No 6739F
incorrectly stated that 75,742 shares were purchased for cancellation, the
correct number of shares purchased was 75,739. The full amended announcement is
reproduced below.


De La Rue plc announces that on 4 July 2006 it purchased for cancellation 75,739
of its ordinary shares at a price of 542p per share from JPMorgan Cazenove
Limited.


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