De La Rue Regulatory News (DLAR)

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30 October 2019

DE LA RUE PLC

TRADING UPDATE

De La Rue plc ("De La Rue") today announces a trading update from 1 April 2019 to date.

De La Rue expects H1 2019/20 adjusted operating profits for the half year ended 28th September 2019 to be low-to-mid single digit millions. Full year 2019/20 adjusted operating profit will be significantly lower than market expectations.

Management, led by the new CEO, is conducting a detailed review of the business and will update the market further when it reports its H1 2019/20 results on 26 November 2019.

De La Rue plc's LEI code is 213800DH741LZWIJXP78

Enquiries:

De La Rue plc +44 (0)1256 605322

Paul Sharma Head of Investor Relations

Brunswick Group LLP +44 (0)207 404 5959

Azadeh Varzi

Stuart Donnelly