Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6817S

De La Rue PLC

21 May 2009

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):

20 May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 May 2009

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

Below 5% threshold

8. Notified details:

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	7,710,406	7,710,406

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
GB00B3DGH821	4,859,541	-	4,859,541	0%	4.955%

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
4,859,541	4.955%

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	12,498
Ameriprise Financial Inc	A/c	84,593
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	A/c 301780	32,051
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 03449	280,000
Litttledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10478	8,096
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 11121	6,775
Litttledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10479	2,739
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07205	379,338
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 21688	96,008
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07207	582,659
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07199	37,329
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 18667	57,906
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10469	90,333
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10496	607,405
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10492	196,922
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10491	1,698,627
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10495	615,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 31348	71,262