Director Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
03 July 2003


De La Rue plc - Directors' Dealings


De La Rue plc (the 'Company') confirms that Mr Stephen King, Group Finance
Director, was today (3 July 2003) granted options over the Company's Ordinary
Shares of 25p each under the Company's Executive Share Option Plan as follows:

Number of Options                             Option Price
-------------------                           --------------

           204,000                            237.333p


Mr King also has an interest in 48,000 ordinary shares of the Company and was
granted 100,000 options at 200.50p on 19 March 2003.



Enquiries:

Louise Fluker      Company Secretary                       01256 605311
Mark Fearon        Head of Corporate Affairs               01256 605303



3 July 2003







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