Holding in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
7 August 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          1,990,000
CLYDESDALE BANK NOM ABERLP 1B          1,990,000

                                       8,191,500

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   ( N/A %) 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

7/8/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

NOT DISCLOSED

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


14.44%

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 ....7/8/01