Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5566Y

De La Rue PLC

23 December 2010

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

TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2R

	PDMR	Director
KEITH BROWN	Yes	No
KEVIN FREEGUARD	Yes	No
EDWARD PEPPIATT	Yes	No
JAMES THORBURN	Yes	No

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.

ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175p

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.

CANCELLATION OF SHARESAVE OPTIONS GRANTED ON 24 DECEMBER 2009

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 into account when calculating percentage).

N/A

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

KEITH BROWN	416 SHARES UNDER OPTION
EDWARD PEPPIATT	1,897 SHARES UNDER OPTION

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.

NIL

14. Date and place of transaction.

23 DECEMBER 2010

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.

23 DECEMBER 2010

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

17. Date of grant.

23 DECEMBER 2010

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

AWARDS FOR KEITH BROWN AND JAMES THORBURN WILL VEST ON 1 MARCH 2014. AWARDS FOR KEVIN FREEGUARD AND EDWARD PEPPIATT WILL VEST ON 1 MARCH 2016. OPTIONS CAN BE EXERCISED FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS AFTER VESTING.

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

N/A

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

KEITH BROWN	1,329 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
KEVIN FREEGUARD	3,427 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
EDWARD PEPPIATT	3,427 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
JAMES THORBURN	1,369 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P

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

OPTION PRICE IS 444.14P

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

KEITH BROWN	20,346 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
KEVIN FREEGUARD	29,750 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
EDWARD PEPPIATT	15,802 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
JAMES THORBURN	26,588 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P