Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1902G

De La Rue PLC

20 October 2008

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):

16/10/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17/10/2008

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

Above 5% threshold

8. Notified details:

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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB00B1XN5J68	N/A	N/A

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	7,710,406	-	7,710,406	0%	5.115%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
7,710,406	5.115%

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 Ltd 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:

Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 35822	19,497
Chase Nominees Ltd	A/c 41407	175,146
Ameriprise Financial Inc	A/c	31,793
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	A/c 301780	50,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 03449	610,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 11121	13,998
Litttledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10479	4,273
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07205	400,021
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 21688	111,419
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07207	662,411
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07199	37,323
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 18667	144,935
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10469	204,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10496	814,899
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10492	419,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10491	2,088,261
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10495	1,380,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10489	450,044
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 31348	93,386