(ShareCast News) - Shares in De La Rue rose after the banknote printer and passport manufacturer said trading in the last four months has been in line with the board's expectations and the group's order book has increased substantially since the year end.It said that although market conditions in Currency remain challenging, it has been able to secure and confirm a number of important orders. It said that at this stage, over 90% of the orders required to assure the sales and production targets for 2015/16 are confirmed.In addition, the company said it has an encouraging pipeline of orders for delivery in the next financial year. De La Rue said Identity Systems and Security Products have traded in line with its, expectations, but Cash Processing Solutions has experienced difficult trading conditions.Subject to shareholder approval at Thursday's AGM, the proposed final dividend for the period ended 28 March 2015 of 16.7p per share will be paid on 3 August, the company said.Looking ahead and based on current production and shipment schedules agreed with customers, De La Rue expects its financial performance to have a higher-than-usual weighting towards the second half of the 2015/16 financial year. This is particularly the case within Currency where approximately 70% of the year's production is scheduled to be shipped in the second half. The board's overall expectations for 2015/16 remain unchanged.Investec upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'hold' and said: "We take comfort that 90% of the Currency orders needed to achieve full-year revenue forecasts have been secured so early in the year."At 11:06, De La Rue shares were up 2.9% at 514.50p.