Director/PDMR Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
14 July 2006



DE LA RUE PLC - NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS' INTERESTS COMPANIES ACT 1985


De La Rue plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 13 July
2006 for the purposes of Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 of the following
transaction by Bachmann Trust Company Limited as trustee of the De La Rue
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the 'Trust') in ordinary Shares of 27 7/9 pence
each ('Ordinary Shares').

Date of           Type of Transaction    Number of      Purchase Price per
Transaction                              Shares         Ordinary Share (p)

12 July 2006      Transfer & Sale           10,300                 237.333

The Trust was established by De La Rue plc for the benefit of employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries in conjunction with the Company's executive share
option scheme. The transactions were made on behalf of beneficiaries of the
Company's executive share options scheme (not any director or other person
discharging managerial responsibilities).

Following the above transaction the following executive directors, Mr L M Quinn,
Chief Executive and Mr S A King, Group Finance Director, have an interest in the
balance held by the trust of 2,721,132 Ordinary Shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.


13 July 2006


Enquiries:  Louise Fluker, Company Secretary                  01256 605 311
            Stephen King, Group Finance Director              01256 605 321




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