Holding(s) in Company

Avon Rubber PLC
28 March 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

AVON RUBBER PLC



2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

TOWERS PERRIN SHARE PLAN SERVICES (GUERNSEY) LTD RE: AVONESOT


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

AS IN 2 ABOVE


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

AS IN 2 ABOVE


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

25,000


6)   (0.089%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-


8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

£1 ORDINARY


10)  Date of transaction

27/3/02


11)  Date company informed

28/3/02


12)  Total holding following this notification

405,000

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

1.455%


14)  Any additional information

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL     27,823,946


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

C.L. MARTIN
COMPANY SECRETARY
01225 861150


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

     Date of Notification    28/3/02



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