Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
26 October 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):

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group


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

See additional information under 13.


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

24/10/07


6. Date on which issuer notified:

25/10/2007


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

Below 5%


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)

GB00B1XN5J68                          7,583,046                 7,583,046

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                                       Direct     Indirect     Direct   Indirect

                         7,221,059     153,582    7,067,477    0.103%   4.726%


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

        7,221,059                                 4.829%


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


Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle
Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle
Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Limited and Threadneedle
Pensions Ltd.


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A


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

N/A


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

N/A


13. Additional information:

Registered Owner:

Williams & Glyn (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301780 64,996
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 3449 674,997
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 27642 153,582
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 35822 19,497
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 11121 13,998
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 4,993
Roy Nominees A/c 104450 54,978
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c WWSF00040002 156,007
KDTC KAS DepositaryTrust Company A/c 22.36.31.213 197,393
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 191,292
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 316,292
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 749,460
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10493 710,408
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 1,515,438
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 1,424,997
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10489 774,692
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 41408 19,127
Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 41407 120,526
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 31348 58,386


14. Contact name:

Company Secretary, Threadneedle group.


15. Contact telephone number:

0207 464 5000
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Louise Fluker
Company Secretary
De La Rue plc

26 October 2007



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