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De La Rue PLC 06 March 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): 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): Schroders plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): ................. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 03/03/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 05/05/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 12% to 11% 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 Number of voting Rights shares (viii) Ordinary 19,395,628 19,395,628 GB00B09JC238 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number Number of voting % of voting possible using the ISIN CODE of shares rights (ix) rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) Ordinary N/A N/A 19,215,865 N/A 11.973% GB00B09JC238 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 19,215,865 11.973% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Schroder Investment Management Limited 18,991,186 11.8333% Schroder Investment Management North America 100,000 0.0623% Schroder & Co Limited 124,679 0.0777% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: The Shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. 14. Contact name: ................. 15. Contact telephone number: ................. C L Fluker Company Secretary De La Rue plc 01256 605311 6 March 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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