De La Rue Regulatory News (DLAR)

29 May 2009 13:18

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

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 the acquisition 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 (iii):

Capital Research and Management Company

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

……………..

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

27 May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 April 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 15%

8. Notified details:

……………..

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
GB00B3DGH821	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares	14,483,233	14,483,233

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares		Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
GB00B3DGH821	Direct	Indirect	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares		15,110,864		15,110,864		15.4076%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
15,110,864	15.4076%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

……………..

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

……………..

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

……………..

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

……………..

13. Additional information:

……………..

14. Contact name:

Gina Martinez 

15. Contact telephone number:

+001 213 615-0469

E H D Peppiatt

Company Secretary

De La Rue plc

01256 605343

29 May 2009

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