Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
07 February 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: ( yes )


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 PLC


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


Barclays Bank PLC

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

Barclays Global Fund Advisors

Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Global Investors N.A.

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Barclays Private Bank Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Ltd


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

2 February 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 February 2007

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

5% to 4%


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                            10,700,914     10,700,914


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     Direct Indirect
                                             (x)    (xi)

GB00B09JC238                    8,006,932            8,006,932           4.98


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




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


Barclays Bank PLC

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

Barclays Global Fund Advisors

Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd


Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Global Investors N.A.

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Barclays Private Bank Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Ltd





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:

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


15. Contact telephone number:

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





C L Fluker

Company Secretary

De La Rue plc

7 February 2007



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