Holding in Company

Avon Rubber PLC
2 July 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

AVON RUBBER PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

MATERIAL INTEREST


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245         67,923 SHS
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206      1,232,077 SHS


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

100,000

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security


ORDINARY £1 SHARES

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

2/7/01


12)  Total holding following this notification

1,300,000

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.67%


14)  Any additional information

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
27,823,944


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JUNE MEADOWS
01225 861121


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification .2ND JULY 2001.......................