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De La Rue PLC07 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company. De La Rue plc 2. Name of Shareholder with a major interest. Morgan Stanley Securities Limited ("MSSL") 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18. Please see additional information 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 additional information below 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. As at 4 July 2006, Morgan Stanley Securities Limited ("MSSL"), acquired aninterest in the shares of the Company that resulted in a total holding of4,945,757 shares, being approximately 3.% of the issued share capital of theCompany. 6. Percentage of issued class. As at 4 July 2006, Morgan Stanley Securities Limited ("MSSL"), acquired aninterest in the shares of the Company that resulted in a total holding of4,945,757 shares, being approximately 3.% of the issued share capital of theCompany. 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. 4 July 2006 11. Date listed company informed. Letter received 6 July 2006 12. Total holding following this notification. 4,945,757 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification. 3% 14. Any additional information. MSSL have ttransferred from time to time 4,644,028 shares to a third party onterms which gives MSSL the right to require the return of an equivalent numberof shares. Accordingly, MSSL's interest in 4,644,028 shares is pursuant toSection 208(5) of the Companies Act 1985. MSSL is a member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies. Those group companieswhich are direct or indirect holding companies of MSSL are, under the terms ofSection 203 of the Act 1985, each interested by attribution in any shares inwhich MSSL is interested. 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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