Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
28 July 2005


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
ACCORDNACE WITH DR 3.1.4R
                    (1)(A) PDMR (1)(B) DIRECTOR

LEO QUINN            YES                 YES
STEPHEN KING         YES                 YES        
LOUISE FLUKER        YES
JAMES HUSSEY         YES
SERGE ZYBACH         YES
IAN LOWE             YES
SANJAY RAZDAN        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 intoaccount 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.

    28 JULY 2005

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

    AWARD WILL VEST ON 28 JULY 2008

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

    NIL

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

    LEO QUINN         51,796 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
    STEPHEN KING      19,811 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
    LOUISE FLUKER     10,359 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
    JAMES HUSSEY      11,136 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
    SERGE ZYBACH       6,588 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
    IAN LOWE           6,474 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
    SANJAY RAZDAN      6,345 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

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

    DEFERRED ALLOCATION BASED ON PRICE £3.8613

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

    LEO QUINN        409,666
    STEPHEN KING     477,153
    LOUISE FLUKER    176,665
    JAMES HUSSEY     217,836
    SERGE ZYBACH      82,264
    IAN LOWE          52,797
    SANJAY RAZDAN     67,842

23. Any additional information.

    THIS DEFERRED ALLOCATION IS UNDER THE DE LA RUE DEFERRED BONUS AND MATCHING
    PLAN. A MATCHING ALLOCATION OF SHARES WILL BE MADE AT THE VESTING DATE 
    SUBJECT TO PERFORMANCE TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE PLAN.

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    LOUISE FLUKER, GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY - 01256 605311

    STEPHEN KING, GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR - 01256 605321



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