Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
14 October 2005

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.         Name of Company.

           De La Rue plc

2.         Name of Shareholder with a major interest.

           Barclays plc

3.         Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the
           holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a 
           non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it 
           is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18.

           Please see schedule below

4.         Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
           number of shares held by each of them.

           Please see schedule below

5.         Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

           As at 10 October 2005, Barclays plc, through the entities listed in
           the schedule below had a notifiable interest in 20,055,253 shares 
           representing 12.01% of the issued share capital of De La Rue plc.

6.         Percentage of issued class.

           As at 10 October 2005 Barclays plc, through the entities listed in
           the schedule below had a notifiable interest in 20,055,253 shares 
           representing 12.01% of the issued share capital of De La Rue plc.

7.         Number of shares/amount of stock disposed.

           0

8.         Percentage of issued class.

           0

9.         Class of Security.

           Ordinary Shares of 277/9p

10.        Date of Transaction.

           10 October 2005

11.        Date listed company informed.

           Letter received 14 October 2005

12.        Total holding following this notification.

           20,055,253

13.        Total percentage holding of issued class following this
           notification.

           12.01%

14.        Any additional information.

           Please see schedule below

15.        Name of contact and telephone number for queries.

           Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs    01256 605303

           Louise Fluker, General Counsel & Company Secretary     01256 605311

16.        Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed
           company responsible for making this notification.

           Louise Fluker



                         REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT

DE LA RUE                                                                            SEDOL: B09JC23

As at 10 October 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, 
had a notifiable interest in 20,055,253 ORD GBP0.2777 representing 12.01% of the 
issued share capital of 166,523,797 units.

Registered Holder                                           Account Designation                    Holding

BANK OF IRELAND                                                         1472368                     73,153
BANK OF IRELAND                                                          258180                     74,008
BANK OF IRELAND                                                          258227                     51,887
BANK OF IRELAND                                                         4239749                    125,580
BANK OF IRELAND                                                         4240060                      9,092
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         210405                     54,992
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         214075                    291,596
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         221428                     35,748
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         367748                    509,091
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         392067                    491,586
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         392177                     45,693
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         768198                     39,410
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI                                                                     657,068
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                                                     8,134
Barclayshare Nominees Limited                                                                          254
BNP PARIBAS                                                                                         26,974
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                   221476                     52,694
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                   387173                    152,777
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                                                      4224361                     67,522
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        16376                     91,869
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        16669                     23,487
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        18243                     21,581
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        19518                     34,584
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        19519                    132,917
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        19520                    210,725
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        20947                  5,881,359
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        21359                    233,618
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        25772                     49,710
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        27793                     10,479
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        27795                     14,782
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        27797                     28,361
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        27797                     28,609
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        27799                     53,797
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        27800                    120,712
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        28270                     60,006
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        28270                     47,535
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                        31961                    118,079
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                                                       16,506
CITIBANK                                                                 195433                     28,080
CITIBANK                                                             6010064440                     26,694
CITIBANK                                                             6010640794                     40,820
CITIBANK                                                             6010782807                     48,594
CITIBANK                                                                6660004                      2,353
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT                                            83587                     13,515
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                                                    8002041                      2,991
Greig Middleton Nominees Limit                   GM1                                                13,937
Greig Middleton Nominees Limit                   GM1                                                13,400
HSBC                                                                     813168                    147,677
HSBC                                                                     845315                      4,364
IBT                                                                      583996                    770,000
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                       402,958
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                       101,211
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                        82,217
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                       188,032
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                        29,804
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                        12,199
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                         2,276
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                        31,920
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                         4,637
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                       310,539
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                        24,746
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                       863,507
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                       810,070
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                                                         1,484
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16331                     49,186
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16341                     86,912
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16341                     89,455
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16344                     26,272
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16345                     49,450
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16400                  1,809,710
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16612                     40,480
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16621                     26,492
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16644                     88,646
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   16901                     16,500
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   18409                    129,726
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   19198                      1,880
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   19514                     16,929
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   27795                     59,584
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   27799                     45,977
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   28166                    502,056
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                   29514                     98,227
JPM FRANKFURT                                                             27717                     38,668
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                 11,348
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                  1,449
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                 22,604
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                  4,723
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                  2,308
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                 88,309
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                 22,617
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                 17,561
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                    968
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                 28,247
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                 39,836
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                  6,625
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                     12
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                                                  1,849
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                                132,526
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                                 26,742
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                                                  5,362
MELLON BANK                                      ABGFZ872482                                       487,383
MELLON BANK                                      TGGF0003002                                        16,701
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                                                       12,767
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                                                       39,281
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                                                         48,120
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                                             772823                    170,625
Mitsui Asset                                                                                         1,494
NORDEA BANK                                                              213922                      8,450
NORTHERN TRUST                                   BCP04                                              11,681
NORTHERN TRUST                                   CVS21                                             183,997
NORTHERN TRUST                                   SCO06                                              53,577
NORTHERN TRUST                                   TNF01                                              47,103
NORTHERN TRUST                                   USF06                                              33,165
NORTHERN TRUST                                   USF12                                             301,608
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                      53,241
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                      13,908
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                                                      59,653
R C Greig Nominees Limited                       RC1                                                59,043
R C Greig Nominees Limited                       RC1                                                23,760
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                   AK1                                                10,939
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                   AK1                                                10,257
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                   BL1                                                 5,895
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                   BL1                                                   649
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                   GP1                                                17,646
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                   GP1                                                 8,971
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                   SA1                                                   198
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                   SA1                                                   315
STATE STREET                                     2RJ2                                               16,876
STATE STREET                                     JD12                                               76,539
STATE STREET                                     JFBL                                               52,557
STATE STREET                                     N3B6                                               50,521
STATE STREET                                     N3YL                                                2,341
STATE STREET                                     N3YZ                                                5,995
STATE STREET                                     NE5W                                                6,972
STATE STREET                                     VE4J                                              112,345
STATE STREET                                     X346                                                3,035
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                                                      82,759
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                                                 99,789
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                                                 12,628
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                                                      18,162
UBS                                              370607.S1                                           5,107
UBS                                                                      486039                    315,964

Group Holding                                                                                   20,055,253


                             LEGAL ENTITY REPORT - ALL HOLDINGS

DE LA RUE                                                                      SEDOL: B09JC23

As at 10 October 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 20,055,253
ORD GBP0.2777 representing 12.01% of the issued share capital of 166,523,797 units.

Legal Entity                                                         Holding                        Percentage Held

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                          254                                 0.0002
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                    2,915,235                                 1.7461
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                       408,816                                 0.2449
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                      8,213,804                                 4.9196
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                              159,268                                 0.0954
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                      6,151,448                                 3.6844
Gerrard Ltd                                                           57,235                                 0.0343
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                      657,068                                 0.3935
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                        439,515                                 0.2632
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                                   8,134                                 0.0049
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &
Banking                                                              193,962                                 0.1162
Gerrard Ltd                                                          107,775                                 0.0646
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                   55,988                                 0.0335
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                                     686,751                                 0.4113

Group Holding                                                     20,055,253                                12.0121


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