Holding in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
21 May 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     PRUDENTIAL 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.

     PRUCLT HSBS GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC       2,240,000
     PRUCLT HSBS GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC          20,000
     PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN PENSIONS LTD           2,258
                                           ---------
                                           2,262,258
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5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -

6)   ( -  %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT DISCLOSED


8)   ( NOT DISCLOSED %) of issued Class
   

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction


11)  Date company informed

     21-MAY-01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     NOT DISCLOSED
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.98%

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  21.05.01