Holding in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
31 July 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

ABERFORTH PARTNERS


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.

CLYDESDALE BANK NOM ABERFIT 1          2,037,200
CLYDESDALE BANK NOM ABERFIT 2          1,093,200
CLYDESDALE BANK NOM ABERFUT 1          1,081,100
CLYDESDALE BANK NOM ABERLP 1A          1,330,000
CLYDESDALE BANK NOM ABERLP 1B          1,330,000

                                       6,871,500


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

31.07.01


12)  Total holding following this notification

NOT DISCLOSED

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.11%


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  A J VAISEY

     Date of Notification .....31.07.01.....................