Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
04 August 2006


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

LEO QUINN                          YES              YES
STEPHEN KING                       YES              YES
JANE VAN AMMEL                     YES
NICOLA BRUCE                       YES
LOUISE FLUKER                      YES
TRACEY GRAHAM                      YES
PAUL HARRIDINE                     YES
JAMES HUSSEY                       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 Allocation.

04 AUGUST 2006

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

AWARDS WILL VEST ON 28 JULY 2008 AND 22 JUNE 2009 RESPECTIVELY

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

NIL

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

LEO QUINN           2,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
STEPHEN KING          815 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
JANE VAN AMMEL        131 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
NICOLA BRUCE          132 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
LOUISE FLUKER         394 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
TRACEY GRAHAM         341 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
PAUL HARRIDINE        122 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
JAMES HUSSEY          512 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH
SANJAY RAZDAN         249 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

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

Deferred dividend allocation in shares based on share price of 544 pence.

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

LEO QUINN                636,545
STEPHEN KING             366,900
NICOLA BRUCE              15,283
JANE VAN AMMEL            15,152
LOUISE FLUKER            152,087
TRACEY GRAHAM            137,338
PAUL HARRIDINE            14,225
JAMES HUSSEY             218,917
SANJAY RAZDAN             68,453

23. Any additional information.

Total options reported under 22 above inclusive of maximum matching

Shares which are subject to performance condition being met. Disclosure under 20
above relate to additional deferred allocation equal in value to the amount of
dividends which would have been payable on the deferred share allocation over
the performance period under the De La Rue Deferred Bonus and Matching Share
Plan following payment of the final dividend on 4 August 2006.


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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