Director Shareholding

Avon Rubber PLC
23 September 2003

On 23 September 2003, 4,219 ordinary shares of £1 each in the Company were
transferred by Avon Rubber Quest Limited, as Trustee of the Avon Rubber
Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust to satisfy options exercised by an
employee under the Company's Sharesave Option Scheme 2002. As a result of the
transfer, the Executive Directors below, who are beneficiaries of the Trust,
technically ceased to have an interest in 4,219 ordinary shares of £1 each in
the Company.


                         EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

                           Mr. S.J. Willcox 
                            Mr. S.J. Stone 
                           Mr. T.K.P. Stead



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