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De La Rue PLC29 March 2005 De La Rue plc25p Ordinary Shares The Company on 29 March 2005 received a letter dated 29 March 2005 fromSilchester International Investors Limited ("Silchester") giving notice that,pursuant to S198 Companies Act (as amended) by the Disclosure of Interest inShares (Amendment) Regulations 1993, recent purchases of shares in the Companyby Silchester, on behalf of its clients (see Appendix A), have resulted inSilchester having control over the following shares: Silchester 27,866,365 Ordinary Shares This represents 15.13% of the number of shares in issue. Appendix A SII Account Nominee % Shareholding------------- --------- --- -------------- Silchester International InvestorsValue Northern Trust Co 3.95 7,275,882Equity Group TrustSilchester International InvestorsTobacco Free International EquityTrust Northern Trust Co 0.69 1,265,136Silchester International InvestorsValue Northern Trust Co 9.98 18,382,361Equity TrustThe Calleva Trust Northern Trust Co 0.51 942,986 TOTAL 27,866,365 Enquiries: Mark Fearon Head of Corporate Affairs 01256 605303Louise Fluker General Counsel & Company Secretary 01256 605311 29 March 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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