Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
15 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):


n/a see additional information


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


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):


Legal & General Group plc (L&G)


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


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)


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


n/a


6. Date on which issuer notified:


14/02/07


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


Above 3% (L&G)


8. Notified details:

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


A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Ord GBP 0.2777                        5,611,497 3.04%           5,611,497
                                      (under S-198 on 28/
                                      05/2003)

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       Direct (x)   Indirect Direct  Indirect
                                                       (xi)

Ord GBP 0.2777                5,885,126    5,885,126             3.66%


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

     5,885,126                                3.66%


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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,885,126-3.66% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
(5,116,810-3.18% = PMC)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (5,116,810-3.18% =
PMC)


Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)


Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)



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:


Notification using the total voting rights figure of

160,489,003


First notification under DTR Sourcebook


14. Contact name:


Helen Lewis


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7528 6742







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