Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
5 April 2002

De La Rue plc
25p Ordinary Shares



The Company on 5 April 2002 received a letter dated 5 April 2002 from Schroder
Investment Management Limited giving notice that, pursuant to s198 Companies Act
(as amended) by the Disclosure of Interest in Shares (Amendment) Regulations
1993, its interest in the Ordinary Shares of 25p each of the Company is as
follows:


'Schroder Investment Management Limited have an interest in 26,670,973 shares
which are held in portfolios managed by us on a discretionary basis for clients
under investment management agreements.


Included in this figure are:


(i)    10,209,966 shares registered or to be registered in the name of our wholly-owned subsidiary nominee
       company, Schroder Nominees Limited (Schroder Nominees),


(ii)   6,149,577 shares held in (a) unit trusts(s) operated and managed by another wholly-owned subsidiary,
       Schroder Unit Trusts Limited (SUTL), and registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees
       Limited, and


(iii)  10,311,430 shares neither registered nor to be registered in the name of Schroder Nominees or Chase
       Nominees Limited.  The registration details are shown on the enclosed Schedule.


An affiliated company, Schroder Investment Management North America Inc (SIMNA
Inc), is managing (a) portfolio(s) on a similar basis holding a further 750,000
shares.  These shares are registered or to be registered in the name of Chase
Nominees Limited.


Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliated
companies are therefore interested in an overall aggregate of 27,420,973 shares,
representing some 14.04% of the total number of shares in issue, namely
195,261,224.


Schedule


De La Rue plc - 25p Ordinary Shares


Registration                                                                                       Amount
Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c BOCPF                                                               123,250
Banque Nationale de Paris                                                                          11,044
Chase Nominees Limited                                                                          1,192,693
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c R                                                                 490,392
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 756593                                                                   137,465
State Street Nominees Limited                                                                     539,897
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 771401                                                    19,021

Nutraco Nominees Ltd a/c GWPPMPS                                                                  180,281
RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c LAUR                                                                        19,600
HSBC Bank International a/c 10096301                                                               90,000
British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c P                                                         1,056,742
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 5H57                                                            649,392
Morgan Nominees Ltd B a/c                                                                         412,970
Morgan Nominees Ltd A a/c                                                                          13,764
Morgan Nominees Ltd                                                                               383,715
Nutraco Nominees Ltd                                                                              182,071
Bank of New York                                                                                  209,500
Chase Manhattan Bank                                                                              274,058
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 809803                                                                    75,842
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 809797                                                                   247,724
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 831286                                                                   984,629
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 823666                                                                    72,250
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 846435                                                                   263,272
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                                                                196,257
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd a/c 6B                                                                   645,625
Nutraco Nominees Ltd a/c GWPPCIF                                                                  536,339
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                                                       1,303,637


Total                                                                                          10,311,430



Enquiries:

Paul Hollingworth, Finance Director                   01256 605 321
Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs                01256 605 303



5 April 2002



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