Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
01 June 2006



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


De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 1 June
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)

31 May 2006          Transfer & Sale               13,500             237.333
31 May 2006          Transfer & Sale               12,100              340.50
1 June 2006          Transfer & Sale                3,000              275.25
1 June 2006          Transfer & Sale                6,300             237.333
1 June 2006          Transfer & Sale               10,000              340.50
1 June 2006          Transfer & Sale               15,837              356.83
1 June 2006          Transfer & Sale               10,800             237.333
1 June 2006          Transfer & Sale                9,500              340.50
1 June 2006          Transfer & Sale                9,276              356.83


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 3,156,011 Ordinary Shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.



1 June 2006







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






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