Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
17 August 2005


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of Company.
   De La Rue plc

2. Name of Shareholder with a major interest.

   Barclays plc

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.
    
  As at 11 August 2005 Barclays plc, through the entities listed in the schedule
  below had a notifiable interest in 16,649,874 shares representing 10.0% of the
  issued share capital of De La Rue plc.

6. Percentage of issued class.

    As at 11 August 2005 Barclays plc, through the entities listed in the 
    schedule below had a notifiable interest in 16,649,874 shares representing
    10.0% of the issued share capital of De La Rue plc.

7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed.

    0

8.  Percentage of issued class.

    0

9.  Class of Security.

    Ordinary Shares of 277/9p

10. Date of Transaction.

    11 August 2005

11. Date listed company informed.

    17 August 2005

12. Total holding following this notification.

    16,649,874

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

    10.00%

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

DE LA RUE                        LEGAL ENTITY REPORT - ALL HOLDINGS

As at 11 August 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 16,649,874 ORD GBP0.2777
representing 10% of the issued share capital of 166,460,868
units.
SEDOL: B09JC23

Legal Entity                     Holding                        Percentage
                                                                Held
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                        301,275      0.181
Barclays Global Investors Japan
Trust & Banking                                       199,365     0.1198
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                         425,226     0.2555
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                       7,168,720     4.3065
Barclays Global Investors
Australia Ltd                                         132,466     0.0796
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                     2,701,142     1.6227
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                       517,540     0.3109
Gerrard Ltd                                            57,716     0.0347
Gerrard Ltd                                           108,968     0.0655
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                           254     0.0002
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                      620,288     0.3726
Barclays Global Investors Japan
Ltd                                                    60,234     0.0362
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                       4,356,680     2.6172
Group Holding                                      16,649,874    10.0024


DE LA RUE

REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
As at 11 August 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 16,649,874 ORD GBP0.2777
representing 10% of the issued share capital of 166,460,868 units.
SEDOL: B09JC23

Registered Holder                          Account         Holding
                                       Designation
Bank of Ireland                                              4,239
BANK OF IRELAND                          1,472,368          73,216
BANK OF IRELAND                            258,180          59,174
BANK OF IRELAND                            258,227          51,887
BANK OF IRELAND                          4,239,749         100,788
BANK OF IRELAND                          4,240,060           9,092
BANK OF NEW YORK                           214,075         291,596
BANK OF NEW YORK                           221,428          35,748
BANK OF NEW YORK                           367,748         377,163
BANK OF NEW YORK                           392,067         413,523
BANK OF NEW YORK                           392,177          37,828
BANK OF NEW YORK                           768,198          39,410
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES
LIMI                                                       517,540
Barclayshare Nominees
Limited                                                        254
BNP PARIBAS                                                 26,870
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                     221,476          39,232
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                     387,173         103,541
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                       4,224,361          73,334
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          16,376          91,869
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          16,669          23,487
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          18,243          21,581
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          19,518          29,050
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          19,519         132,917
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          19,520         166,725
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          20,947       4,975,266
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          21,359         154,346
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          25,772          34,711
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          27,793          10,479
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          27,795          14,782
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          27,797          28,609
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          27,797          28,361
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          27,799          54,814
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          27,800         102,373
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          28,270          47,535
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          28,270          60,006
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          31,961         112,203
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL
SECURITIES                                                  14,919
CITIBANK                             6,010,064,440          26,694
CITIBANK                             6,010,640,794          40,820
CITIBANK                             6,010,782,807          35,887
CITIBANK                                 6,660,004           2,353
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET
MANAGEMENT                                  83,587          13,515
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                     8,002,041           2,991
Greig Middleton Nominees
Limit                                          GM1          13,937
Greig Middleton Nominees
Limit                                          GM1          13,400
HSBC                                       813,168         109,782
HSBC                                       814,537          13,590
HSBC                                       814,574          10,653
HSBC                                       845,315           3,993
IBT - CANADA                                                 8,134
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                 4,637
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                               384,914
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                 2,213
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                33,462
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                 1,484
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                               194,880
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                11,233
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                12,199
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                37,085
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                               768,954
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                68,578
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                 2,276
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                               268,142
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                               833,910
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                90,407
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,331          49,186
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,341          86,912
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,341          89,455
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,344          26,272
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,345          49,450
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,400       1,753,236
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,612          40,480
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,621          21,440
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,644          67,914
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     16,901          14,207
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     18,409         120,669
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     19,198           1,880
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     19,514          15,019
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     27,795          45,911
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     27,799          45,977
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     28,166         502,056
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                     29,514          98,227
JPM FRANKFURT                               27,717          38,668
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                        104,301
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                         28,165
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                          1,449
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                         39,836
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                         10,007
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                          1,849
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                         33,650
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                            968
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                         22,617
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                         22,604
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                         17,561
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                          2,308
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                          4,723
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                         88,309
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                          6,625
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                          5,362
MELLON BANK                            ABGFZ872482         438,746
MELLON BANK                            TGGF0003002          16,701
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/                                22,389
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/                                37,894
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                 48,380
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)               772,823         163,614
Mitsubishi Trust
International                                                  914
NORDEA BANK                                213,922           8,450
NORTHERN TRUST                               BCP04          11,681
NORTHERN TRUST                               CVS21         125,696
NORTHERN TRUST                               SCO06          53,577
NORTHERN TRUST                               TNF01          36,537
NORTHERN TRUST                               USF06          33,165
NORTHERN TRUST                               USF12         232,514
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI
SEPA                                                        12,517
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI
SEPA                                                        48,014
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI
SEPA                                                        56,968
R C Greig Nominees Limited                     RC1          59,944
R C Greig Nominees Limited                     RC1          24,853
R C Greig Nominees Limited
a/c                                            AK1          10,939
R C Greig Nominees Limited
a/c                                            AK1          10,257
R C Greig Nominees Limited
a/c                                            BL1           5,895
R C Greig Nominees Limited
a/c                                            BL1             649
R C Greig Nominees Limited
GP1                                            GP1          17,938
R C Greig Nominees Limited
GP1                                            GP1           8,359
R C Greig Nominees Limited
SA1                                            SA1             315
R C Greig Nominees Limited
SA1                                            SA1             198
State Street                                                 1,940
STATE STREET                                  2RJ2          16,876
STATE STREET                                  JD12          76,539
STATE STREET                                  JFBL          52,557
STATE STREET                                  N3B6          38,356
STATE STREET                                  N3YL           2,341
STATE STREET                                  N3YZ           4,388
STATE STREET                                  NE5W           6,972
STATE STREET                                  X346           3,035
STATE STREET BOSTON                                         12,644
STATE STREET BOSTON                                         99,789
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA-                               18,114
UBS                                      370607.S1           3,335
                                     Group Holding      16,649,874





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