Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
11 January 2007


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 17,606,791 shares representing 10.96% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 160,713,791. One of its clients controls
7.04%.


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 17,606,791 shares representing 10.96% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 160,9713,791. One of its clients
controls 7.04%.


9.  Class of Security.

    Ordinary Shares of 27 7/9p


10. Date of Transaction.

    11 January 2007


11. Date listed company informed.

    Letter received 11 January 2007



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 17,606,791 shares representing 10.96% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 160,713,979. One of its clients controls
7.04%.



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

    10.96%


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   2.92     4,691,728
Silchester International Investors
Tobacco Free International Value Equity
Trust                                   Northern Trust Co   0.51       824,742
Silchester International Investors
International Value Equity Trust        Northern Trust Co   7.04    11,307,572
The Calleva Trust                       Northern Trust Co   0.49       782,749

                                TOTAL                               17,606,791






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