Purchase of Own Secs-Replace

De La Rue PLC
25 July 2002


De La Rue plc

Repurchase of shares

The issuer advises that the Purchase of Own Securities announcement released on
25 July, 2002 at 16:49hrs under RNS: 1414Z was released in error, No such
purchase by the company was made and the announcement should be disregarded.








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