Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
07 March 2006



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


De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 6 March
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)

6 March 2006         Transfer & Sale                4,800              365.67
6 March 2006         Transfer & Sale               14,800              297.33
6 March 2006         Transfer & Sale               10,400              340.50


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 3,434,224 Ordinary Shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.



7 March 2006



Enquiries:   Louise Fluker, Company Secretary               01256 605 311







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