Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7118E

De La Rue PLC

24 December 2009

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 INACCORDANCE WITH DR 3.1.4R
	(1)(A) PDMR	(1)(B) DIRECTOR
KEITH BROWN	YES
MARK JEFFERY	YES
EDWARD PEPPIATT	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 grant.

24 DECEMBER 2009

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

AWARDS FOR KEITH BROWN AND MARK JEFFERY WILL VEST ON 1 MARCH 2013. AWARDS FOR EDWARD PEPPIATT WILL VEST ON 1 MARCH 2015. OPTIONS CAN BE EXERCISED FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS AFTER VESTING.

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

OPTION PRICE IS 819.55P. THE SCHEME IS A SAVINGS RELATED SHARE OPTION SCHEME

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

KEITH BROWN	416 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P EACH
MARK JEFFERY	442 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P EACH
EDWARD PEPPIATT	1897 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P EACH

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

OPTION PRICE IS 819.55P

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

KEITH BROWN	28,485 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P EACH
MARK JEFFERY	27,274 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P EACH
EDWARD PEPPIATT	14,480 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P EACH