Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
21 December 2006


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of Company.

De La Rue plc


2. Name of Shareholder with a major interest.


Silchester International Investors Limited


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or
in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
or children under the age of 18.


Please see schedule below


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
holder, the number of shares held by each of them.


Please see schedule below


5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.




6. Percentage of issued class.




7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed.

Silchester International Investors Limited acting on behalf of its clients, has
notified the Company that following recent purchases/sales of shares in the
Company it now has control over 17,874,038 shares representing 11.11% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 160,900,247. One of its clients controls
7.15%.


8.  Percentage of issued class.

Silchester International Investors Limited acting on behalf of its clients, has
notified the Company that following recent purchases/sales of shares in the
Company it now has control over 17,874,038 shares representing 11.11% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 160,900,247. One of its clients controls
7.15%.


9.  Class of Security.

Ordinary Shares of 277/9p


10. Date of Transaction.

21 December 2006


11. Date listed company informed.

Letter received 21 December 2006






12. Total holding following this notification.


Silchester International Investors Limited acting on behalf of its clients, has
notified the Company that following recent purchases/sales of shares in the
Company it now has control over 17,874,038 shares representing 11.11% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 160,900,247. One of its clients controls
7.15%.



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification.


11.11%


14. Any additional information.


Please see schedule below


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries.


Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs 01256 605303

Louise Fluker, General Counsel & Company Secretary 01256 605311


16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company 
responsible for making this notification.


Louise Fluker


Schedule

SII Account                             Nominee                %   Shareholding

Silchester International Investors
International Value Equity Group Trust  Northern Trust Co   2.96     4,766,059
Silchester International Investors
Tobacco Free International Value Equity
Trust                                   Northern Trust Co   0.50       808,294
Silchester International Investors
International Value Equity Trust        Northern Trust Co   7.15    11,503,928
The Calleva Trust                       Northern Trust Co   0.49       795,757

                                TOTAL                               17,874,038






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