Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
03 August 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
JAMES HUSSEY                       YES
SANJAY RAZDAN                      YES
ANDREW VAUGHAN                     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.

3 AUGUST 2007

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

AWARDS WILL VEST ON 28 JULY 2008, 22 JUNE 2009 AND 6 JUNE 2010 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           10,070      ORDINARY SHARES OF 29 16/21 P EACH
STEPHEN KING         4,156      ORDINARY SHARES OF 29 16/21 P EACH
JANE VAN AMMEL       1,033      ORDINARY SHARES OF 29 16/21 P EACH
NICOLA BRUCE         1,010      ORDINARY SHARES OF 29 16/21 P EACH
LOUISE FLUKER        2,133      ORDINARY SHARES OF 29 16/21 P EACH
TRACEY GRAHAM        1,917      ORDINARY SHARES OF 29 16/21 P EACH
JAMES HUSSEY         2,681      ORDINARY SHARES OF 29 16/21 P EACH
SANJAY RAZDAN        1,464      ORDINARY SHARES OF 29 16/21 P EACH
ANDREW VAUGHAN         318      ORDINARY SHARES OF 29 16/21 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 743 pence.

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

LEO QUINN            748,706
STEPHEN KING         410,945
NICOLA BRUCE          35,610
JANE VAN AMMEL        34,013
LOUISE FLUKER        119,122
TRACEY GRAHAM         82,396
JAMES HUSSEY         148,782
SANJAY RAZDAN        109,117
ANDREW VAUGHAN        10,206


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 final and special dividends on 3 August 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



3 August 2007



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