Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
30 July 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

De La Rue plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate 
bracket/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ()



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Barclays Global Investors


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


Barclays Global Fund Advisors

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Global Investors, N.A.


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

26 July 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 July 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

7% to 6%


8. Notified details:

.................


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using  Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                           transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

GB00B09JC238                              11,320,731                11,320,731

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if      Number of     Number of voting     % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE shares        rights (ix)          rights

                                           Direct Indirect (xi) Direct  Indirect
                                           (x)

GB00B09JC238                  10,942,323      0    10,942,323    0.00     6.80


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

10,942,323                                6.80


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


Barclays Global Fund Advisors

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Global Investors, N.A


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................


13. Additional information:

.................


14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith


15. Contact telephone number:

020 71162913





C L Fluker

Company Secretary

De La Rue plc

01256 605311

30 July 2007



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