Holding in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
14 May 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC

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

     MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED (A SUBSIDIARY OF CGNU PLC)

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

     Prudential Plc                             13,000

     RSA Pension Limited                        31,000

     BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd          4,369,098

     Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd             1,688,078

     CUIM Nominee Ltd                          468,417

     Vidacos Nominees Ltd                      890,384

                                 TOTAL       7,459,977

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     Not known

6)   ( %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1p EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     Not known

11)  Date company informed

     11-May-01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,459,977
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     13.15%

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 14.05.01