Cummins Allison and De La Rue Announce a Strategic Sales Alliance

News Release 29 January 2010

Cummins-Allison, Mt. Prospect, Illinois, USA and De La Rue, Basingstoke, UK, today announced a strategic partnership to sell De La Rue high speed currency sorters and Enterprise Cash Management software solutions in the North American region through Cummins-Allison’s extensive nationwide distribution and service network.

Frank Janezic, Executive Vice President of Sales, Cummins-Allison stated: “Cash processing is an industry reliant on quality products, trust and customer service. Customers buy from companies they know. We are , and our customers can look forward to an enhanced solution offering backed up by the service excellence on which we have built our reputation over many years.”

Kevin Freeguard, Managing Director, De La Rue Cash Processing Solutions commented: “We are very pleased to make this announcement. North America is a key market for De La Rue and by working in partnership with Cummins-Allison we will provide customers with a compelling product portfolio, service and support that is focused on delivering innovative solutions to the cash processing industry.”

This strategic sales alliance comes into effect immediately. For more details, please contact your local Cummins-Allison representative (www.cumminsallison.com) or De La Rue Cash Processing Solutions (www.delarue.com).

Cummins-Allison Corporation

Headquarters: Mt. Prospect, Illinois, USA

Cummins-Allison is an American owned manufacturer of high speed coin and paper currency processing equ

ipment. The Company designs, manufactures, sells and services products worldwide to count, sort and authenticate large volumes of currency. The Company’s customers include banks, armored carriers, retailers, the gaming industry, government and others. Cummins-Allison’s international headquarters and manufacturing are located in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, USA. The Company has an extensive network of sales and service offices throughout the United States, and wholly owned subsidiaries in Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

De La Rue plc
Headquarters: Basingstoke, UK

De La Rue is the world’s largest commercial security printer and papermaker, involved in the production of over 150 national currencies and a wide range of security documents such as passports, authentication labels and fiscal stamps. The Company is a leading provider of cash sorting equipment and software solutions to cash processing organizations, helping them to reduce the cost of handling cash. De La Rue also pioneers new technologies in government identity solutions for national identification, driver’s license and passport issuing schemes. De La Rue employs over 4,000 people worldwide and is a member of the FTSE 250. Its ordinary shares are listed with the UK Listing Authority and trade on the market for listed securities on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol DLAR.