Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
04 November 2004


De La Rue plc
25p Ordinary Shares

The Company on 3 November 2004 received a letter dated 3 November 2004 from
Schroder Investment Management Limited giving notice that, pursuant to S198
Companies Act 1985 (as amended) by the Disclosure of Interest in Shares
(Amendment) Regulations 1993, their interest in the Ordinary Shares of 25p each
of the Company is as follows:

Schroder Investment Management Limited have an interest in 29,706,299 shares
which are held in portfolios managed by us on a discretionary basis for clients
under investment management agreements.

Included in this figure are:

(i)   8,150,069 shares registered or to be registered in the name of our
      wholly-owned subsidiary nominee company, Schroder Nominees Limited
      (Schroder Nominees),
(ii)  8,141,792 shares held in (a) unit trusts(s) operated and managed by an
      affiliated company, Schroder Unit Trusts Limited (SUTL), and registered or
      to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited, and
(iii) 13,414,438 shares neither registered nor to be registered in the name of
      Schroder Nominees. The registration details are shown on the Schedule
      below.

A subsidiary, Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd (SIMNA Ltd), is
managing (a) portfolio(s) on a similar basis holding a further 157,800 shares.
These shares are registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees
Limited.

An affiliated company, Schroder & Co Ltd (S&Co Ltd), is managing a portfolios
holding a further 15,514 shares. These shares are registered or to be registered
in the name of Chase Nominees Limited.

Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliated
companies are therefore interested in an overall aggregate of 29,879,613 shares,
representing some 16.305% of the total number of shares in issue, namely
183,250,446.

Schedule

De La Rue plc - 25p Ordinary Shares

Registration                                                            Amount

Bank of New York                                                       994,971
British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c: P                               596,742
Chase Manhattan Bank                                                   374,600
Chase Nominees Limited                                                 264,700
Chase Nominees Limited a/c: 03886                                      468,500
HSBC Bank International a/c: 10096301                                  140,500
Mellon Nominees(UK) Limited                                            840,300
Mellon Trust                                                           604,856
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c: R                                     650,194
Morgan Nominees Ltd                                                    718,600
Morgan Nominees Ltd: A a/c                                              13,764
Morgan Nominees Ltd: B a/c                                             412,970
MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 756593                                       137,465
MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 809797                                       259,902
MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 809803                                       191,259
MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 831286                                       843,290
MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 846435                                       880,690
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                            3,241,648
Nutraco Nominees Ltd                                                    40,000
Nutraco Nominees Ltd a/c: GWPPMPS                                       88,700
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                                     834,637
RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c: LAUR                                            32,600
State Street Nominees Limited                                          252,650
State Street Nominees Limited a/c: 5H57                                530,900

                                                      Total         13,414,438

Enquiries:

Stephen King, Group Finance Director                       01256 605311
Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs                     01256 605303

4 November 2004



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