RNS Number : 4479R

De La Rue PLC

14 June 2018

De La Rue plc

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

De La Rue plc (the "Company") announces the following changes in the interests of Directors and  Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) in ordinary shares of 44 ^152/175p  ("Shares") in the capital of the Company.

De La Rue Sharesave Scheme ("Sharesave Scheme")

On 13 June 2018, the Directors and PDMRs, listed below, completed the exercise of options over Shares in the capital of the Company, granted under the Sharesave Scheme on 6 January 2015, with an Option Price of £4.38 per share.

Name	Director/ PDMR	Number of Options Exercised
Martin Sutherland	Director/PDMR	2,876
Joanne Easton	PDMR	2,876

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Ed Peppiatt, Company Secretary

Contact Number: 01256 605343

14 June 2018

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Martin Sutherland

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

De La Rue plc

b)

LEI

213800DH741LZWIJXP78

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 44 ^152/175p

GB00B3DGH821

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares following the exercise of 2,876 options granted under The De La Rue Sharesave Scheme (Option Price £4.38).

Following this transaction Mr Sutherland's beneficial holding is 70,409 ordinary shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£4.38	2,876

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

- Aggregated total

2,876

£4.38

£12,596.88

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-06-13

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Joanne Easton

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Director of HR (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

De La Rue plc

b)

LEI

213800DH741LZWIJXP78

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 44 ^152/175p

GB00B3DGH821

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares following the exercise of 2,876 options granted under The De La Rue Sharesave Scheme (Option Price £4.38).

Following this transaction Ms Easton's beneficial holding is 16,961 ordinary shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£4.38	2,876

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

- Aggregated total

2,876

£4.38

£12,596.88

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-06-13

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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