Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4297P

De La Rue PLC

05 June 2015

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
RUPERT MIDDLETON	YES	NO
ED PEPPIATT	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 44 152/175 PENCE

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

EQUIOM (GUERNSEY) LIMITED FOR AWARDS UNDER ANNUAL BONUS PLAN ('ABP')

8. State the nature of the transaction.

EQUIOM (GUERNSEY) LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE DE LA RUE EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST SUBSCRIBED FOR SHARES TO SATISFY THE VESTING OF AWARDS UNDER THE ABP MADE ON 31 MAY 2012.

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

COLIN CHILD	10,223* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE
RUPERT MIDDLETON	4,120* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE
ED PEPPIATT	5,677* 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	0.01%
RUPERT MIDDLETON	0.004%
ED PEPPIATT	0.006%

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

COLIN CHILD

4,822 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE (DISPOSAL OF SUFFICIENT SHARES TO MEET PAYE/NI LIABILITIES ON VESTING)

BALANCE OF SHARES SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO SPOUSE, BEVERLY CHILD

RUPERT MIDDLETON

1,944 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE (DISPOSAL OF SUFFICIENT SHARES TO MEET PAYE/NI LIABILITIES ON VESTING)

ED PEPPIATT

5,677 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE

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

COLIN CHILD	0.005%
RUPERT MIDDLETON	0.002%
ED PEPPIATT	0.006%

13. Price per share or value of transaction.

NIL CONSIDERATION ON VESTING OF AWARDS UNDER THE ABP.

£5.112412 PER SHARE AT DISPOSAL

14. Date and place of transaction.

TRANSACTION COMPLETED OVER 4 AND 5 JUNE 2015 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

73,767 (0.07%) ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF SPOUSE, BEVERLY CHILD

77,163 (0.08%) OPTIONS OVER SHARES

RUPERT MIDDLETON

2,176 (0.002%) ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175 PENCE

66,963 (0.07%) OPTIONS OVER SHARES

ED PEPPIATT

58,426 (0.06%) OPTIONS OVER SHARES

16. Date issuer informed of transaction.

5 JUNE 2015

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 AWARDS, HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FIGURES DISCLOSED UNDER SECTION 9 ABOVE AS FOLLOWS:

DIVIDEND SHARES: