Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
17 January 2006



DE LA RUE PLC - NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS' INTERESTS COMPANIES ACT 1985

De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 17
January 2006 for the purposes of Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 of the
following transaction by Bachmann Trust Company Limited as trustee of the De La
Rue Employee Share Ownership Trust (the 'Trust') in ordinary Shares of 277/9
pence each ('Ordinary Shares').

Date of              Type of              Number of Shares   Purchase Price
Transaction          Transaction                             per
                                                             Ordinary Share (p)

17 January 2006      Transfer & Sale                 6,000              275.25
17 January 2006      Transfer & Sale                 3,600              297.33
17 January 2006      Transfer                        3,600              411.00

The Trust was established by De La Rue plc for the benefit of employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries in conjunction with the Company's executive share
option scheme. The transactions were made on behalf of beneficiaries of the
Company's executive share options scheme (not any director or other person
discharging managerial responsibilities).

Following the above transaction the following executive directors, Mr L M Quinn,
Chief Executive and Mr S A King, Group Finance Director, have an interest in the
balance held by the trust of 3,676,800 Ordinary Shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.

Louise Fluker
General Counsel and Company Secretary

17 January 2006

Enquiries:   Louise Fluker, Company Secretary                01256 605 311
             Stephen King, Group Finance Director            01256 605 321



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