Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6057N

De La Rue PLC

29 July 2014

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
COLIN CHILD	YES	YES
DEAN BANKS	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.

ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE

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

ARDEL TRUST COMPANY (GUERNSEY) LIMITED FOR AWARDS UNDER PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN ('PSP')

8. State the nature of the transaction.

EXERCISE OF ALLOCATIONS UNDER RETENTION SHARE AWARD ('RSA') TO COLIN CHILD ON 31 JANUARY 2011.

ARDEL TRUST COMPANY (GUERNSEY) LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE DE LA RUE EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST SUBSCRIBED FOR SHARES TO SATISFY THE EXERCISE OF AWARDS UNDER THE PSP MADE ON 31 JANUARY 2011 AND 23 JUNE 2011.

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

COLIN CHILD	50,403 (PSP) AND 54,128 (RSA) TOTALLING 104,531* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE
DEAN BANKS	7,150 (PSP)* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE

*SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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

COLIN CHILD	0.103%
DEAN BANKS	0.007%

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

COLIN CHILD

50,978 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE (DISPOSAL OF SUFFICIENT SHARES TO MEET THE SUBSCRIPTION COST UNDER THE RSA AND PAYE/NI LIABILITIES ON EXERCISE OF THE RSA AND PSP AWARDS).

BALANCE OF SHARES SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO SPOUSE, BEVERLY CHILD

DEAN BANKS

7,150 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE UNDER PSP.

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

COLIN CHILD	0.050%
DEAN BANKS	0.007%

13. Price per share or value of transaction.

NIL CONSIDERATION ON EXERCISE OF AWARDS UNDER THE PSP.

44 152/175 PENCE SUBSCRIPTION COST IN RESPECT OF EXERCISE OF RSA.

748.2845p PER SHARE AT DISPOSAL

14. Date and place of transaction.

TRANSACTION COMPLETED OVER 25 AND 29 JULY RESPECTIVELY

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

COLIN CHILD

68,366 (0.068%) ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF SPOUSE, BEVERLY CHILD.

83,245 (0.082%) OPTIONS OVER SHARES

DEAN BANKS

810 (0.001%) ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE

45,141 (0.045%) OPTIONS OVER SHARES

16. Date issuer informed of transaction.

29 JULY 2014

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

17. Date of Award.

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

25. Any additional information.

AN ADDITIONAL AWARD OF SHARES, EQUAL IN VALUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN PAYABLE ON THE SHARE AWARD, HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FIGURES DISCLOSED UNDER SECTION 9 ABOVE AS FOLLOWS:

DIVIDEND SHARE: