Director Shareholding

De La Rue PLC
23 July 2001

De La Rue plc - Directors' Dealings



De La Rue plc (the 'Company') has received notification that the following
Non-Executive Directors of the Company have purchased Ordinary Shares of the
Company as follows:




Director       Date of      Date of    Number of   Price per Total shareholding
           Transaction Notification       Shares       share          following
                                       Purchased     (pence)        transaction

Keith          20 July 20 July 2001        4,628         493              4,628
Hodgkinson        2001
Michael        19 July 23 July 2001       10,000         492             10,000
Jeffries          2001





Enquiries:

Louise Fluker, Company Secretary                         01256 605311