Holding in Company

Avon Rubber PLC
11 July 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

AVON RUBBER P.L.C.

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        SHRS. 45,923

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD  A/C 357206       SHRS 804,077
                                                            850,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

-

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

300,000

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY £1 SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

9/7/01

11)  Date company informed

9/7/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

850,000
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.05%

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 .10/7/2001.................