Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
07 September 2006

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.         Name of Company.

           De La Rue plc

2.         Name of Shareholder with a major interest.

           Schroder Investment Management 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.

           As at 7 September 2006, Schroder Investment Management Limited and
           its subsidiary and affiliated companies are interested in an overall 
           aggregate of 29,302,344 shares representing some 17.992% of the total 
           number of shares in issue, namely 162,865,247

8.         Percentage of issued class.

           As at 7 September 2006, Schroder Investment Management Limited and
           its subsidiary and affiliated companies are interested in an overall
           aggregate of 29,302,344 shares representing some 17.992% of the total
           number of shares in issue, namely 162,865,247.

9.        Class of Security.

          Ordinary Shares of 27 7/9p

10.       Date of Transaction.

          7 September 2006

11.       Date listed company informed.

          Letter received 7 September 2006

12.       Total holding following this notification.

          As at 7 September 2006, Schroder Investment Management Limited and
          its subsidiary and affiliated companies are interested in an overall
          aggregate of 29,302,344 shares representing some 17.992% of the total
          number of shares in issue, namely 162,865,247

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

          17.992%

14.       Any additional information.

          Please see schedule below

15.       Name of contact and telephone number for queries.

          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


Schroder Investment Management Limited have an interest in 29,011,678 shares
which are held in portfolios managed on a discretionary basis for clients under
investment management agreements.  Included in this figure are:

(i)                  4,609,805 shares registered or to be registered in the name
of our wholly-owned subsidiary nominee company, Schroder Nominees Limited
(Schroder Nominees),

(ii)                9,540,294 shares held in (a) unit trusts(s) operated and
managed by an affiliated company, Schroder Unit Trusts Limited (SUTL), and
registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited, and

(iii)       15,401,579 shares neither registered nor to be registered in the
name of Schroder Nominees.  The registration details are shown on the Schedule
below.

A subsidiary, Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd (SIMNA Ltd), is
managing (a) portfolio(s) on a similar basis holding a further 100,000 shares.
These shares are registered or to be registered in the name of State Street.

An affiliated company, Schroder & Co Ltd (S&Co Ltd), is managing a portfolios
holding a further 190,666 shares.  These shares are registered or to be
registered in the name of Brown Brothers Harriman.

Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliated
companies are therefore interested in an overall aggregate of 29,302,344 shares,
representing some 17.992% of the total number of shares in issue, namely
162,875,247.



SCHEDULE A
REGISTRATION                                                                                             AMOUNT
Chase Nominees Limited                                                                                2,744,480
Chase Nominees Limited a/c: 03886                                                                       421,650
Citibank                                                                                              2,731,822
HSBC Global Custody Nom.(UK) Ltd a/c: 809955                                                            119,019
HSBC Global Custody Nom.(UK) Ltd                                                                        472,680
Investors Tst & Custodial Services                                                                       42,450
JPMorgan Bank Luxembourg SA                                                                             421,589
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                                                            942,750
Mellon Trust                                                                                            335,370
MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 756593                                                                        229,277
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                                                             2,006,950
Nutraco Nominees Ltd                                                                                    394,546
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                                                                    1,003,300
State Street Bank and Trust Co.                                                                         927,021
State Street Nominees Ltd a/c 5H57                                                                      477,810
State Street Nominees Ltd                                                                             1,908,165
The Bank of New York                                                                                    222,700
TOTAL                                                                                                15,401,579




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