Holding in Company

De La Rue PLC
25 June 2001

De La Rue plc

25p Ordinary Shares



The Company on 25 June 2001 received a letter dated 22 June 2001 from Schroder
Investment Management Limited giving notice that, pursuant to s198 Companies
Act (as amended) by the Disclosure of Interest in Shares (Amendment)
Regulations 1993, their interest in the Ordinary Shares of 25p each of the
Company is as follows:



'Schroder Investment Management Limited have an interest in 24,021,289 shares
which are held in portfolios managed by us on a discretionary basis for
clients under investment management agreements.



Included in this figure are:


(i)  9,803,973 shares registered or to be registered in the name of our
     wholly-owned subsidiary nominee company, Schroder Nominees Limited
     (Schroder Nominees),


(ii) 6,168,336 shares held in (a) unit(s) operated and managed by another
     wholly-owned subsidiary, Schroder Unit Trusts Limited (SUTL), and
     registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited, and


(iii) 8,042,980 shares neither registered nor to be registered in the name of
     Schroder Nominees or Chase Nominees Limited.  The registration details are
     shown in the enclosed Schedule.



An affiliated company, Schroder Investment Management North America Inc (SIMNA
Inc), is managing (a) portfolio(s) on a similar basis holding a further
750,000 shares.  These shares are registered or to be registered in the name
of Chase Nominees Limited.



Another affiliated company, Schroder Hermes, is managing 276,548 shares in (a)
portfolio(s) on a passive (index tracker) basis for clients under investment
management agreements.  These shares are registered or to be registered in the
name of Chase Nominees Limited.'



Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliated
companies are therefore interested in an overall aggregate of 25,041,837
shares, representing some 12.945% of the total number of shares in issue,
namely 193,447,648.



Schedule



De La Rue plc - 25p Ordinary Shares


Registration                                                             Amount
The John Ellerman Foundation Portfolio                                   71,000
Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c BOCPF                                     123,250
Chase Nominees Limited                                                  751,821
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c R                                       490,392
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 756593                                         109,983
State Street Nominees Limited                                           256,397
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 771401                          35,550
Nutraco Nominees Ltd a/c GWPPMPS                                         95,000
RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c LAUR                                              19,600
HSBC Bank International a/c 10096301                                     90,000
British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c P                               1,056,742
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 5H57                                  649,392
Morgan Nominees Ltd B a/c                                               562,970
Morgan Nominees Ltd A a/c                                                 8,783
Nutraco Nominees Ltd                                                    107,071
Bank of New York                                                         75,000
Chase Manhattan Bank                                                    360,614
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 809803                                          67,546
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 809797                                         197,106
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 831286                                         852,795
MSS Nominees Limited a/c 823666                                          72,250
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                   13,050
State Street Nominees Limited a/c 4L9Q                                   94,294
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd a/c 6B                                         586,625
Nutraco Nominees Ltd a/c GWPPCIF                                        490,000
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                               805,749
Total                                                                 8,042,980





Enquiries:


Paul Hollingworth, Finance Director                       01256 605 321
Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs                    01256 605 303





25 June 2001