Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
27 July 2004


De La Rue plc
25p Ordinary Shares


De La Rue plc ('the Company') on 27 July 2004 received a letter dated 26 July
2004 from Barclays PLC giving notice that, in compliance with Part VI of the
Companies Act 1985, its interest in the Ordinary Shares of 25p each of the
Company is as follows:

As at 23 July 2004, Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a
notifiable interest in 18,379,796 Ordinary Shares of 25p each, representing
10.03% of the issued share capital of 183,194,087 shares.

Legal Entity                                                           Holding

Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                          283,071
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                               17,550
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                        5,597,913
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                 75,549
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                        8,752,738
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                          5,487
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                        188,130
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                            283
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                     83,375
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                      2,381,107
Gerrard Ltd                                                             12,687
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                                       612,447
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                         369,459

                                                        Total       18,379,796



Registered Holder                                   Account            Holding
                                                Designation

ABBEY2TTL-830763-VIDACOS NOMIN                     ABBEY2TT            145,773
ABBEYUTTL-6010782807-VIDACOS N                     ABBEYUTT             35,660
ABPEURUKQ-872482-MELLON NOMINE                     ABPEURUK            590,320
ALEXITTTL-28166-CHASE NOMINEES                     ALEXITTT            584,786
ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA                     ALMLUFTT             97,878
AP1FNDTTL-6003111113-CITIBANK                      AP1FNDTT             18,201
AP2EURUKQ-VE4J-STATE STREET NO                     AP2EURUK            114,729
ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES                     ASTEXMTT            142,141
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA                     ASUKEXTT          6,842,138
AXATRKTTL-845315-MIDLAND BANK                      AXATRKTT              3,754
B2350FTTL-19499-CHASE MANHATTA                     B2350FTT             17,801
Bank of Ireland                                    BNX009IE             32,344
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                               5,487
Barclayshare Nominees Limited                                              283
BARGRGTTL-20717-CHASE MANHATTA                     BARGRGTT              8,331
BDUKEQTTL-N3YZ-STATE STREET                        BDUKEQTT              9,277
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA                     BLENTFUK             29,192
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA                     BLENTPUK             54,945
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA                     BLEQFDUK             49,237
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA                     BLEQPTUE            101,448
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA                     BLEQPTUK            134,637
BLFEDRTTL-28269-CHASE NOMINEES                     BLFEDRTT             18,870
BLFEPDTTL-28270-CHASE NOMINEES                     BLFEPDTT             38,903
BLFEPDUKQ-28270-CHASE NOMINEES                     BLFEPDUK             51,279
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA                     BLUKINTT          1,569,900
BNP PARIBAS                                          601165             23,638
BRKSPFTTL-813168-MIDLAND BANK                      BRKSPFTT            145,879
BUCAPTUEA-19503-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUCAPTUE             45,976
BUCAPTUKQ-19503-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUCAPTUK             22,518
BUDISTUKA-19514-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUDISTUK             16,654
BUEXINTTL-19520-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUEXINTT            125,842
BUFIVE350-19508-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUFIVE35             92,628
BUGENRTTL-19507-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUGENRTT             62,822
BUGENRUEA-19507-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUGENRUE             51,086
BUINCM350-19505-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUINCM35             37,828
BUINCMTTL-19505-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUINCMTT             31,788
BUINVFTTL-19518-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUINVFTT             25,646
BUKEQUTTL-N3B6-STATE STREET                        BUKEQUTT             93,427
BUSPCSUKQ-19519-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUSPCSUK            164,868
BUTRSFTTL-19512-CHASE MANHATTA                     BUTRSFTT              6,520
BZIGBPTTL-1472368-BANK OF IREL                     BZIGBPTT             91,899
CAAPENTTL-CVS21-NORTHERN TRUST                     CAAPENTT            163,107
CEULIPTTL-367748-BANK OF NEW Y                     CEULIPTT            487,942
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA                     CHATRKTT            100,681
CHRSTHUKX-16621-CHASE MANHATTA                     CHRSTHUK             12,819
CHUCOMTTL-31961-CHASE NOMINEES                     CHUCOMTT             39,872
CLTWORTTL-392177-BANK OF NEW Y                     CLTWORTT             27,580
COLEMXTTL-6010064440-CITIBANK                      COLEMXTT             29,660
COUEUKTTL-392067-BANK OF NEW Y                     COUEUKTT            677,179
DENTSTUKA-16644-CHASE MANHATTA                     DENTSTUK             60,589
DUNSWRUKA-16612-CHASE MANHATTA                     DUNSWRUK             44,127
DYFEDXUKA-772823-MIDLAND BANK                      DYFEDXUK            172,378
FFP350TTL-221476-BNY (OCS) NOM                     FFP350TT             42,295
FFPONGTTL-221428-BANK OF NEW Y                     FFPONGTT             39,721
FRNUKQTTL-501575013-BANKERS TR                     FRNUKQTT             66,916
GMITRNTTL-25772-CHASE MANHATTA                     GMITRNTT             38,568
IFT250TTL-4224361-BOISS NOMINE                     IFT250TT             51,799
INDIGOTTL-19198-CHASE MANHATTA                     INDIGOTT              1,997
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         428169             36,608
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         500227            854,041
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         502872            265,861
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         508068             45,973
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         527191            531,403
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         536747            149,174
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         552942             72,048
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         555879              1,990
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         583293            239,320
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         585439              3,817
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         586072             13,140
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         595966             87,075
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         601744              2,529
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                         911140              5,153
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                  540186             46,460
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                  555465             29,089
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                  599123              5,292
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BNNP09IE             44,263
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BNXP03IE              1,082
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTC034IE              2,524
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTC045IE             21,588
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTGF04IE             15,268
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTK001IE             22,318
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTS004IE             20,797
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTS005IE              5,248
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTS011IE              9,588
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTS024IE              2,565
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTS028IE             87,158
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                BTS033IE              1,076
KIOGEQUKA-387173-BNY (OCS) NOM                     KIOGEQUK             87,769
MARKIPTTL-814537-MIDLAND BANK                      MARKIPTT             15,101
MARKUKTTL-814574-MIDLAND BANK                      MARKUKTT             13,823
Mellon Trust - Boston                                591668             32,867
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                          604652             29,878
Mitsubishi Trust International                     BNN018IE              1,016
MULTEQTTL-N3YL-STATE STREET                        MULTEQTT              2,602
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                       581610             42,922
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                       584069             19,898
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                       604162              6,902
NUFFOUTTL-TNF01-NORTRUST NOMIN                     NUFFOUTT             42,254
NUFGENUKA-16901-CHASE MANHATTA                     NUFGENUK             10,911
PENSTATTL-33213-TRUST & CUSTOD                     PENSTATT              1,082
PFSEURTTL-370607.S1-UBS                            PFSEURTT              4,792
PGUKALTTL-613363-CITIBANK NA                       PGUKALTT            141,509
POWYSFTTL-16649-CHASE MANHATTA                     POWYSFTT              7,782
PPPMEDUKQ-8002238-DEUTSCHE BAN                     PPPMEDUK             24,933
PTMA11TTL-27717-CHASE NOMINEES                     PTMA11TT             81,213
PUBSPFTTL-6660004-CITIBANK                         PUBSPFTT              2,615
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                          BL1              1,606
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                          GP1             10,861
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                          SA1                220
ROYLIVTTL-LIV02-NORTRUST NOMIN                     ROYLIVTT            142,434
SCTPEQTLC-SCO06-NORTRUST NOMIN                     SCTPEQTL             59,530
SGOEURTTL-NE5W0-STATE STREET N                     SGOEURTT              8,150
SGOMANTTL-HKNA-STATE STREET                        SGOMANTT              3,782
SIWESTTTL-8002041-DEUTSCHE BAN                     SIWESTTT              3,324
State Street                                       BNX012IE              3,950
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - US                       604714             15,514
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - US                       713101            179,135
STHWRKUKQ-16669-CHASE MANHATTA                     STHWRKUK             12,398
TORFAEUKQ-003002-MELLON NOMINE                     TORFAEUK             18,557
TPGEQUTTL-6948890986-CITIBANK                      TPGEQUTT            113,603
TRIBUNTTL-18243-CHASE MANHATTA                     TRIBUNTT             23,979
UNIAEQTTL-USF12-NORTHERN TRUST                     UNIAEQTT            297,380
UNLVERUKQ-USF06-NORTHERN TRUST                     UNLVERUK             40,982
WELLCOTTL-JD12-STATE STREET                        WELLCOTT             94,165
WINUKPTTL-6010640794-VIDACOS N                     WINUKPTT             49,265
WOOUSFTTL-214075-BANK OF NEW Y                     WOOUSFTT            296,091
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                  17,550

Group Holding                                                       18,379,796




Enquiries:

Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs                        01256 605 303
Louise Fluker, General Counsel & Company Secretary            01256 605 311


27 July 2004




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