Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1397F

De La Rue PLC

11 June 2012

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

TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2R

	PDMR	Director
CONSTANCE BAROUDEL	YES
KEITH BROWN	YES
KEVIN FREEGUARD	YES
ANDY KEMP	YES
ED PEPPIATT	YES
JAMES THORBURN	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.

ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE

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

ARDEL TRUST COMPANY (GUERNSEY) LIMITED

8. State the nature of the transaction.

VESTING AND RELEASE OF ALLOCATIONS UNDER DEFERRED BONUS AND MATCHING SHARE PLAN. ARDEL TRUST COMPANY (GUERNSEY) LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE DE LA RUE EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST SUBSCRIBED FOR SHARES TO SATISFY THE VESTING OF DEFERRED SHARE ALLOCATIONS MADE ON 5 JUNE 2009.

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

CONSTANCE BAROUDEL	3,469* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE
KEITH BROWN	4,517* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE,
KEVIN FREEGUARD	5,974* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE
ANDY KEMP	4,255* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE
ED PEPPIATT	5,565* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE
JAMES THORBURN	4,255* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE

* SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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

CONSTANCE BAROUDEL	0.003%
KEITH BROWN	0.004%
KEVIN FREEGUARD	0.006%
ANDY KEMP	0.004%
ED PEPPIATT	0.006%
JAMES THORBURN	0.004%

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

CONSTANCE BAROUDEL	1,811 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE (DISPOSAL OF SUFFICIENT SHARES TO MEET PAYE/NI LIABILLITY ON VESTING)
KEITH BROWN	2,358 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE (DISPOSAL OF SUFFICIENT SHARES TO MEET PAYE/NI LIABILLITY ON VESTING) BALANCE OF SHARES SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO SPOUSE
KEVIN FREEGUARD	3,118 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE (DISPOSAL OF SUFFICIENT SHARES TO MEET PAYE/NI LIABILLITY ON VESTING) BALANCE OF SHARES SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO SPOUSE
ANDY KEMP	4,255 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE
ED PEPPIATT	5,565 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE
JAMES THORBURN	4,255 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE

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

CONSTANCE BAROUDEL	0.001%
KEITH BROWN	0.002%
KEVIN FREEGUARD	0.003%
ANDY KEMP	0.004%
ED PEPPIATT	0.006%
JAMES THORBURN	0.004%

13. Price per share or value of transaction.

NIL CONSIDERATION ON VESTING

1018.8192p PER SHARE AT DISPOSAL

14. Date and place of transaction.

TRANSACTIONS COMPLETED OVER 8 AND 11 JUNE 2012 RESPECTIVELY

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

CONSTANCE BAROUDEL	1,658 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF GOLDMAN SACHS & COMPANY (0.002%) 28,232 OPTIONS OVER SHARES (0.028%)
KEITH BROWN	18,746 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE (0.019 %) (INCLUDING 12,033 HELD IN THE NAME OF SPOUSE, CAROLINE DIANA BROWN) 41,983 OPTIONS OVER SHARES (0.042%)
KEVIN FREEGUARD	5,750 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE (0.006 %) (INCLUDING 2,856 HELD IN THE NAME OF SPOUSE, KIM FREEGUARD) 50,857 OPTIONS OVER SHARES (0.051%)
ANDY KEMP	33,879 OPTIONS OVER SHARES (0.034%)
ED PEPPIATT	42,952 OPTIONS OVER SHARES (0.043%)
JAMES THORBURN	7,208 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE (0.007%) 36,667 OPTIONS OVER SHARES (0.037 %)

16. Date issuer informed of transaction.

11 JUNE 2012

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

17. Date of Award.

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A.

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

N/A

23. Any additional information.

MATCHING ALLOCATIONS UNDER THE DEFERRED BONUS AND MATCHING SHARE PLAN ARE SUBJECT TO PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS WHICH FAILED.

LAPSED MATCHING SHARES:

CONSTANCE BAROUDEL	4,629
KEITH BROWN	6,027
KEVIN FREEGUARD	7,971
ANDY KEMP	5,677
ED PEPPIATT	7,425
JAMES THORBURN	5,677

AN ADDITIONAL AWARD OF SHARES, EQUAL IN VALUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN PAYABLE ON THE DEFERRED SHARE ALLOCATION, HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FIGURES DISCLOSED UNDER SECTION 9 ABOVE AS FOLLOWS:

DIVIDEND SHARES: