Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
17 January 2007


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of Company


DE LA RUE PLC


2 & 3. Details of Transactions


NAME                TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN
                    ACCORDANCE WITH DR 3.1.4R
                    (1)(A) PDMR       (1)(B) DIRECTOR


LEO QUINN            YES                  YES
STEPHEN KING         YES                  YES
JANE VAN AMMEL       YES
NICOLA BRUCE         YES
LOUISE FLUKER        YES
TRACEY GRAHAM        YES
PAUL HARRIDINE       YES
JAMES HUSSEY         YES
SANJAY RAZDAN        YES

4.                  State whether notification relates to a person connected
with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and
identify the connected person


N/A


5.                  Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding
of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest.


N/A


6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares.


N/A


7.                  Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one,
the number of shares held by each of them.


N/A


8.                  State the nature of the transaction.


N/A



9.                  Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments
relating to shares acquired.


N/A


10.              Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that
class should not be taken intoaccount when calculating percentage).


N/A


11.              Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating
to shares disposed.


N/A


12.              Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that
class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage).


N/A


13.              Price per share or value of transaction.


N/A


14.              Date and place of transaction.


N/A


15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage).


N/A


16. Date issuer informed of transaction.


N/A


If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes


17.              Date of Allocation.


17 JANUARY 2007


18.              Period during which or date on which it can be exercised.


AWARDS WILL VEST ON 28 JULY 2008 AND 22 JUNE 2009 RESPECTIVELY


19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option.


NIL


20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number).


LEO QUINN           818 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

STEPHEN KING        333 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

JANE VAN AMMEL       53 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

NICOLA BRUCE         54 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

LOUISE FLUKER       161 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

TRACEY GRAHAM       139 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

PAUL HARRIDINE       50 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

JAMES HUSSEY        209 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH

SANJAY RAZDAN       102 ORDINARY SHARES OF 277/9 P EACH


21.              Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that
price is to be fixed at the time of exercise.


Deferred dividend allocation in shares based on share price of 544 pence.


22.              Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following notification .


LEO QUINN           638,538

STEPHEN KING        368,396

NICOLA BRUCE         18,468

JANE VAN AMMEL       15,262

LOUISE FLUKER       151,244

TRACEY GRAHAM       116,647

PAUL HARRIDINE       16,873

JAMES HUSSEY        217,189

SANJAY RAZDAN        91,012


23. Any additional information.

Total options reported under 22 above inclusive of maximum matching

Shares which are subject to performance condition being met. Disclosure under 20
above relate to additional deferred allocation equal in value to the amount of
dividends which would have been payable on the deferred share allocation over
the performance period under the De La Rue Deferred Bonus and Matching Share
Plan following payment of the interim dividend on 17 January 2007.


24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

LOUISE FLUKER, GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY - 01256 605311

STEPHEN KING, GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR - 01256 605321


17 January 2007



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