Holding in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
23 November 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC
     BYRON HOUSE, CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK
     CAMBRIDGE CB4 4BW

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      CGNU PLC

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 2 ABOVE

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

      BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LTD          4,368,098
      CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LTD               593,918
      CHASE GA PENSION NOMINEES LTD             100,000
      CUIM NOMINEES LTD                          62,475
                                              5,119,491

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

       NOT KNOWN

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

       ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

      21/11/00

11)  Date company informed

      22-NOV-00

12)  Total holding following this notification

      5,119,491
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      9.06%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      C A BUCKLEY
      01223 424626   EXT 204

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

     Date of Notification ....23/11/00.......