Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
19 October 2006


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 22,698,337 shares representing 13.94% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 162,840,247.


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 22,698,337 shares representing 13.94% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 162,840,247.


9.                  Class of Security.


Ordinary Shares of 277/9p


10.              Date of Transaction.


19 October 2006


11.              Date listed company informed.


Letter received 19 October 2006






12.              Total holding following this notification.


The Company was notified on 19 October 2006 that Silchester International
Investors Limited, acting on behalf of its clients and following a disposal of
shares in the Company, has control in 22,698,337 shares representing 14.84% of
the total number of shares in issue, namely 162,840,247.


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


13.94%


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   3.73     6,073,427
Silchester International Investors
Tobacco Free International Value
Equity Trust                            Northern Trust Co   0.60       976,532
Silchester International Investors
International Value Equity Trust        Northern Trust Co   8.90    14,641,722
The Calleva Trust                       Northern Trust Co   0.62     1,006,656

                                TOTAL                               22,698,337






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