Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
20 November 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 19,153,491 shares representing 11.76% 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 19,153,491 shares representing 11.76% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 162,840,247.

9. Class of Security.

Ordinary Shares of 27 7/9p

10. Date of Transaction.

17 November 2006

11. Date listed company informed.

Letter received 17 November 2006



12. Total holding following this notification.

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 19,153,491 shares representing 11.76% of the
total number of shares in issue, namely 162,840,247.

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

11.76%

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   3.20      5,215,301

Silchester International Investors
Tobacco Free International Value
Equity Trust                           Northern Trust Co   0.49        806,004

Silchester International Investors
International Value Equity Trust       Northern Trust Co   7.53     12,266,081

The Calleva Trust                      Northern Trust Co   0.53        866,105

                               TOTAL                                19,153,491





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