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De La Rue PLC07 June 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 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: 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 orreached if different): 6th June 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7th June 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 7% 8. Notified details: N/A A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction Number of Number of voting shares RightsGB00B09JC238 12,633,515 12,633,515 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights rightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB00B09JC238 11,241,376 11,241,376 6.99% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rightsN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 11,241,376 6.99% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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 managerfor the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our "Clients"). In acting for ourClients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments and areempowered 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 eachClient's custodian bank. 14. Contact name: Alison Ravenscroft, Head of Dealing 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 518 7125 C L Fluker Company Secretary De La Rue plc 01256 605311 07 June 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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