26th Oct 2007 14:00
De La Rue PLC26 October 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): 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 theacquisition 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 (iii): Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): See additional information under 13. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 24/10/07 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25/10/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of voting Rights shares (viii) GB00B1XN5J68 7,583,046 7,583,046 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares (ix) rightsCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 7,221,059 153,582 7,067,477 0.103% 4.726% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 7,221,059 4.829% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of ThreadneedleAsset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of ThreadneedleAsset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Limited and ThreadneedlePensions Ltd. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 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: Registered Owner: Williams & Glyn (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301780 64,996Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 3449 674,997Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 27642 153,582Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 35822 19,497Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 11121 13,998Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 4,993Roy Nominees A/c 104450 54,978Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c WWSF00040002 156,007KDTC KAS DepositaryTrust Company A/c 22.36.31.213 197,393Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 191,292Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 316,292Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 749,460Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10493 710,408Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 1,515,438Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 1,424,997Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10489 774,692Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 41408 19,127Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 41407 120,526Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 31348 58,386 14. Contact name: Company Secretary, Threadneedle group. 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 464 5000------------------------------------------------- Louise FlukerCompany SecretaryDe La Rue plc 26 October 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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