Holding(s) in Company

De La Rue PLC
22 April 2005


De La Rue plc                                                             
25p Ordinary Shares

De La Rue plc (the 'Company') on 22 April 2005 received a letter dated 21
February 2005 from Barclays PLC giving notice that, in compliance with Part VI
of the Companies Act 1985, its interest in the Ordinary Shares of 25p each of
the Company is as follows:

As at 20 April 2005, Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 11,224,795 Ordinary Shares of 25p each, representing
6.09% of the issued share capital of 184,214,478 shares.

Legal Entity                                                    Holding

Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                      639
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                 96,572
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                        155,580
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                          436,082
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                         353,206
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                        227,896
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                      2,596,130
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                     91,194
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                        7,256,860
Gerrard Ltd                                                             10,636

                                                        Total       11,224,795

Registered Holder                                     Account          Holding
                                                  Designation

Bank of Ireland                                                         25,656
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI                                         155,580
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                                 639
BNP PARIBAS                                                             20,663
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                    16376            102,077
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                    20947          4,936,088
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                    21359            149,680
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                           12,005
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            87,705
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           249,155
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            13,523
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             2,529
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           935,317
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           578,177
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             4,944
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           204,851
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            76,198
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            43,821
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            38,610
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           389,860
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             2,459

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             5,153
JPMORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16331             62,160
JPMORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16341             96,569
JPMORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16341            110,340
JPMORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16344             29,192
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                               16345             54,945
JPMORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                16400          1,928,159
JPMORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                18409            140,856
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                      5,958
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      2,055
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      1,610
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     12,982
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     44,263
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      5,248
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      1,076
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     98,122
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     40,253
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     25,131
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     25,116
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    20,797
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     2,565
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     9,588
JPMOPGAN CHASE BANK                                                     65,783
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     30,789
Melon Trust - Boston &SF                                                30,578
Melon Trust - Boston & SF                                               23,689
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                             38,178
Mitsubishi Trust International                                           1,016
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          41,662
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                           9,535
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          49,286
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                          BL1              1,606
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                          GP1              8,810
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                          SA1                220
State Street                                                             3,612
STATE STREET BOTON                                                      15,514
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                    131,477
The Northern Trust Company                                              18,629
WELLS FARGO SEATTLE - WIRE BAN                                           3,366

Group Holding                                                       11,224,795

Enquiries:

Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs                        01256 605 303
Louise Fluker, General Counsel & Company Secretary            01256 605 311
22 April 2005






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