Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
27 September 2006



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


De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 27
September 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 Transaction  Type of Transaction  Number of Shares  Purchase Price per
                                                            Ordinary Share (p)

27 September 2006    Transfer & Sale      40,000            297.166
27 September 2006    Transfer and Sale    5,800             297.333


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 2,305,232 Ordinary Shares (1.416% of the Company's
issued share capital) as potential beneficiaries of the Trust.



De La Rue Qualifying Employee Share Ownership


The Company was also notified on 27 September 2006, that the De La Rue
Qualifying Employee Share Ownership (the 'QUEST') on 27 September 2006
transferred 2,754 shares of 277/9p each in the Company pursuant to the exercise
of options under the De La Rue Sharesave Scheme. The number of De La Rue plc
shares now held by the QUEST is 191,979 0.1178% of the Company's issued share
capital.


Following the above transaction Mr L M Quinn, Chief Executive and Mr S A King,
Group Finance Director, have an interest in the balance held by the Trust as
potential beneficiaries of the Trust although neither is participating in the
exercise of options referred to above.



27 September 2006







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






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