Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
16 July 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

De La Rue plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify): ( )

.................


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:


Silchester International Investors Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust

Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust

Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity Trust


The Calleva Trust



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

13th July 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

16th July 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 5%


8. Notified details:

N/A



A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using     Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                          transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights

GB00B09JC238                                  9,175,027              9,175,027


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if      Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE shares       rights                rights

                             Direct       Direct       Indirect Direct  Indirect

GB00B09JC238                  7,876,027    7,876,027             4.90%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights

N/A         N/A        N/A           N/A                                N/A



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

             7,876,027                                4.90%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

Silchester International Investors Limited


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:

Silchester International Investors Ltd ('Silchester') acts as investment manager
for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our 'Clients'). In acting for our
Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments and are
empowered to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Clients'
custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each
Client's custodian bank.


14. Contact name:

Alison Ravenscroft, Head of Dealing


15. Contact telephone number:

0207 518 7125




Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Silchester International Investors Limited


Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Time & Life Building
1 Bruton Street, 5th Floor
London W1J 6TL


Phone number:

0207 518 7125


Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

Attn: Alison Ravenscroft, Head of Dealing


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable


Full name: Silchester International Investors Limited

Contact address: Time & Life Building
1 Bruton Street, 5th Floor
London W1J 6TL


Phone number: 0207 518 7125


Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

Attn: Alison Ravenscroft, Head of Dealing







C: Additional information:

.................


C L Fluker
Company Secretary
De La Rue plc
01256 605311
16 July 2007




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