Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
24 February 2006



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


De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 23
February 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 27 7/9
pence each ('Ordinary Shares').

Date of Transaction  Type of Transaction  Number of Shares  Purchase Price per
                                                            Ordinary Share (p)

23 February 2006     Transfer & Sale               75,676              356.83
23 February 2006     Transfer & Sale                9,400              365.67


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 3,486,524 Ordinary Shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.


Stephen King



24 February 2006



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



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