Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
18 January 2006


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of Company

DE LA RUE PLC

2 & 3. Details of Transactions

NAME TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH DR 3.1.4R
(1)(A) PDMR (1)(B) DIRECTOR

LEO QUINN                YES           YES
STEPHEN KING             YES           YES
LOUISE FLUKER            YES
TRACEY GRAHAM            YES
JAMES HUSSEY             YES
IAN LOWE                 YES
SANJAY RAZDAN            YES


4.    State whether notification relates to a person connected
with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and
identify the connected person

N/A

5.   Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding
of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest.

N/A

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares.

N/A

7.   Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one,
the number of shares held by each of them.

N/A

8.   State the nature of the transaction.

N/A



9.   Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments
relating to shares acquired.

N/A

10.  Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that
class should not be taken intoaccount when calculating percentage).

N/A

11.  Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating
to shares disposed.

N/A

12.  Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that
class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage).

N/A

13.  Price per share or value of transaction.

N/A

14.  Date and place of transaction.

N/A

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage).

N/A

16. Date issuer informed of transaction.

N/A

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

17.              Date of Allocation.

18 JANUARY 2006

18.  Period during which or date on which it can be exercised.

AWARD WILL VEST ON 28 JULY 2008

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option.

NIL

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number).

LEO QUINN           601 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
STEPHEN KING        229 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
LOUISE FLUKER       120 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
TRACEY GRAHAM       101 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
JAMES HUSSEY        133 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
IAN LOWE             75 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
SANJAY RAZDAN        73 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

21.   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that
price is to be fixed at the time of exercise.

Deferred dividend allocation in shares based on share price of 448 pence.

22.   Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following notification.

LEO QUINN                414,660
STEPHEN KING             479,062
LOUISE FLUKER            177,663
TRACEY GRAHAM            142,687
JAMES HUSSEY             218,913
IAN LOWE                  53,421
SANJAY RAZDAN             68,453

23. Any additional information.
Additional deferred allocation equal in value to the amount of dividends which
would have been payable on the deferred share allocation over the performance
period under the De La Rue Deferred Bonus and Matching Share Plan following
payment of the interim dividend on 18 January 2006.

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

LOUISE FLUKER, GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY - 01256 605311

STEPHEN KING, GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR - 01256 605321





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