Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9189K

De La Rue PLC

05 January 2016

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
MARTIN SUTHERLAND	Yes	Yes
JITESH SODHA	Yes	Yes
ED PEPPIATT	Yes	No
JO EASTON	Yes	No
RICHARD HIRD	Yes	No
SELVA SELVARATNAM	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.

N/A

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

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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.

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 grant.

5 JANUARY 2016

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

THE AWARDS FOR MARTIN SUTHERLAND, JITESH SODHA, JO EASTON AND SELVA SELVARATNAM WILL VEST ON 1 MARCH 2019. THE AWARD FOR ED PEPPIATT WILL VEST ON 1 MARCH 2021. 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).

MARTIN SUTHERLAND	1,567 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
JITESH SODHA	2,613 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
ED PEPPIATT	4,355 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
JO EASTON	1,567 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
RICHARD HIRD	2,613 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
SELVA SELVARATNAM	2,613 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 344.4 PENCE

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

MARTIN SUTHERLAND	131,522 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
JITESH SODHA	69,705 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
ED PEPPIATT	85,705* ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
JO EASTON	69,515 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
RICHARD HIRD	17,400 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P
SELVA SELVARATNAM	55,293 ORDINARY SHARES OF 44 152/175P