Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
16 July 2003


De La Rue plc

25p Ordinary Shares


Disclosure of Interest in Shares - Companies Act 1985, Part VI


De La Rue plc has received on 15 July 2003 a letter dated 15 July 2003 from
AEGON Asset Management UK, giving notice that, following a purchase of shares in
the Company, the notifiable interest held within the AEGON UK plc Group of
Companies is varied from above 3% to 4.16%.


No of Ordinary Shares Purchased:                    469,101


Resultant Total:                                    7,572,509


Held as follows:                                    7,572,509
Chase Nominees Limited


For the purposes of the foregoing notification:

(a) 'The AEGON UK plc Group of Companies' means Scottish Equitable plc, Scottish
    Equitable (Managed Funds) Limited, AEGON Fund Management UK ltd, AEGON
    Investment Management UK ltd, AEGON Asset Management UK plc, Scottish
    Equitable Trustees Limited, Guardian Assurance plc, Guardian Linked Life
    Assurance Limited, Guardian Pensions Management Limited and Guardian Unit
    Managers Limited, all having a place of business at Edinburgh Park,
    Edinburgh EH12 9SE;

(b) 'the Act' shall mean the Companies Act 1985 and expressions used in this
    notification shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same
    meanings as set out in or adopted for the purposes of the Act;

(c) 'the Company' shall mean the company to whom the notification is
    addressed.



Enquiries:

Stephen King, Group Financial Director                     01256 605321
Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs                     01256 605303



16 July 2003








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