SAR - De La Rue PLC

Schroders PLC 04 November 2003 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure: 04/11/03 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs') Date of acquisition 03/11/03 Acquisition in De La Rue Plc (1) Class of voting shares (e.g. ordinary shares) 25p ordinary shares Number of shares over shares acquired 125,000 shares If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify nature of rights (2) Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in issue) 27,340,844 shares (15.027%) Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares in issue) Total percentage 15.027% (3) Party making disclosure Schroders plc (4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares and, if Schroders plc on behalf of institutional clients on different, beneficial owner a non-beneficial basis (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5) Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above (Also print name of signatory) Alison Dunn Telephone and extension number 020 7658 2959 (Direct line) ___________________________ Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel. No.: 020 7638 012 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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