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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1. Name of Company
DE LA RUE PLC
2 & 3. Details of Transactions
| NAME | TRANSACTION NOTIFIED INACCORDANCE WITH DR 3.1.2R | |
| (1)(A) PDMR | (1)(B) DIRECTOR | |
| JAMES HUSSEY | YES | YES |
| SIMON WEBB | YES | YES |
| CONSTANCE BAROUDEL | YES | - |
| KEITH BROWN | YES | - |
| KEVIN FREEGUARD | YES | - |
| JONATHAN GARSIDE | YES | - |
| MARK JEFFERY | YES | - |
| ANDY KEMP | YES | - |
| EDWARD PEPPIATT | YES | - |
| JAMES THORBURN | YES | - |
4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
N/A
5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest.
N/A
6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares.
N/A
7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them.
N/A
8. State the nature of the transaction.
N/A
9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired.
N/A
10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage).
N/A
11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed.
N/A
12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage).
N/A
13. Price per share or value of transaction.
N/A
14. Date and place of transaction.
N/A
15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage).
N/A
16. Date issuer informed of transaction.
N/A
If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes
17. Date of Allocation.
13 JANUARY 2010
18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised.
AWARDS WILL NORMALLY VEST ON 6 JUNE 2010, 17 SEPTEMBER 2010, 26 JUNE 2011, 26 AUGUST 2011 AND 5 JUNE 2012 RESPECTIVELY
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option.
NIL
20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number).
| NAME | ORDINARY SHARES OF 44152/175 P EACH |
| JAMES HUSSEY | 452 |
| SIMON WEBB | 132 |
| CONSTANCE BAROUDEL | 44 |
| KEITH BROWN | 168 |
| KEVIN FREEGUARD | 151 |
| JONATHAN GARSIDE | 165 |
| MARK JEFFERY | 145 |
| ANDY KEMP | 54 |
| EDWARD PEPPIATT | 71 |
| JAMES THORBURN | 159 |
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise.
Deferred dividend allocation in shares based on share price of 979.00 pence per share.
22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification .
| NAME | ORDINARY SHARES OF 44152/175 P EACH |
| JAMES HUSSEY | 96,819 |
| SIMON WEBB | 23,318 |
| CONSTANCE BAROUDEL | 46,416 |
| KEITH BROWN | 28,490 |
| KEVIN FREEGUARD | 26,842 |
| JONATHAN GARSIDE | 30,713 |
| MARK JEFFERY | 27,279 |
| ANDY KEMP | 9,622 |
| EDWARD PEPPIATT | 14,481 |
| JAMES THORBURN | 25,926 |
23. Any additional information.
Total options reported under 22 above are inclusive of maximum matching shares which are subject to a performance condition being met. Disclosures under 20 above relate to additional deferred allocations equal in value to the amount of dividends which would have been payable on the deferred share allocation over the performance period under the De La Rue Deferred Bonus and Matching Share Plan following payment on 13 January 2010 of the interim dividend for the year ended 27 March 2010.
24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
EDWARD PEPPIATT, GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY - 01256 605343
13 JANUARY 2010