Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5079U

De La Rue PLC

22 December 2011

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
TIM COBBOLD	Yes	Yes
COLIN CHILD	Yes	Yes
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.

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 into account 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.

NIL

14. Date and place of transaction.

22 DECEMBER 2011

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.

22 DECEMBER 2011

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

17. Date of grant.

22 DECEMBER 2011

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

AWARDS WILL VEST ON 1 MARCH 2015. 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).

TIM COBBOLD	1,245 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175p
COLIN CHILD	1,245 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175p
JAMES THORBURN	403 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 722.66p

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

TIM COBBOLD	221,182 OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175p
COLIN CHILD	155,200 OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175p
JAMES THORBURN	42,170 OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175p