Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
16 January 2008


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
JANE VAN AMMEL             YES
NICOLA BRUCE               YES
LOUISE FLUKER              YES
TRACEY GRAHAM              YES
JAMES HUSSEY               YES
SANJAY RAZDAN              YES
ANDREW VAUGHAM             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 into account 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.


16 JANUARY 2008


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


AWARDS WILL VEST ON 28 JULY 2008, 22 JUNE 2009, 17 JULY 2009 AND 6 JUNE 2010
RESPECTIVELY


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


NIL


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


LEO QUINN            929 ORDINARY SHARES OF 2916/21 P EACH

STEPHEN KING         382 ORDINARY SHARES OF 2916/21 P EACH

JANE VAN AMMEL        95 ORDINARY SHARES OF 2916/21 P EACH

NICOLA BRUCE          93 ORDINARY SHARES OF 2916/21 P EACH

LOUISE FLUKER        196 ORDINARY SHARES OF 2916/21 P EACH

TRACEY GRAHAM        178 ORDINARY SHARES OF 2916/21 P EACH

JAMES HUSSEY         246 ORDINARY SHARES OF 2916/21 P EACH

SANJAY RAZDAN        134 ORDINARY SHARES OF 2916/21 P EACH

ANDREW VAUGHAN        29 ORDINARY SHARES OF 2916/21 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 880.5 pence.


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


LEO QUINN                747,250

STEPHEN KING             311,646

NICOLA BRUCE              35,523

JANE VAN AMMEL            34,696

LOUISE FLUKER             72,324

TRACEY GRAHAM             65,294

JAMES HUSSEY             103,521

SANJAY RAZDAN             52,874

ANDREW VAUGHAN            11,472


23. Any additional information.

Total options reported under 22 above inclusive of maximum matching shares which
are subject to performance condition being met. Disclosure under 20 above relate
to 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 16 January 2008.


24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

LOUISE FLUKER, GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY - 01256 605311


16 January 2008



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