Transaction in Own Shares

De La Rue PLC
21 August 2007



De La Rue plc announces that on 21 August 2007 it purchased for cancellation
100,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 675.0738p per share from JPMorgan
Cazenove Limited.

Following this purchase the total number of shares in issue will be 150,031,296
shares.

De La Rue plc does not hold any shares in Treasury and hence the total number of
voting rights in the Company following settlement of the above transaction will
be 150,031,296.




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