12 October 2021                                                                                                                     

DE LA RUE PLC

TRADING UPDATE

De La Rue plc (LSE: DLAR) ("De La Rue", or "the Company") today announces a trading update for the six months ended 25 September 2021.

Trading in both our Currency and Authentication divisions for the first half has been positive, with our Turnaround Plan and cost reduction activities continuing to strengthen the Company's performance versus the similar period in financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21. The outlook for the financial year 2021/22 continues to be in line with the Board's expectations.

Net debt at the half year was lower than expected, and less than at the end of the financial year 2020/21. This was as a result of both the phasing of capital expenditure and strong cash collections. The outlook for net debt for the full year is in line with the Board's expectations.

De La Rue expects to announce its results for the six months ended 25 September 2021 on 24 November 2021.

De La Rue plc's LEI code is 213800DH741LZWIJXP78.

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By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and may be beyond De La Rue's ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Group's actual results of operations, profitability, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth and/or strategy and the development of the industry in which it operates may differ materially from the impression created by the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement. In addition, even if the results of operations, profitability, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth and/or strategy of the Group and the development of the industry in which it operates are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

Other than in accordance with its legal or regulatory obligations, De La Rue does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.