Holding(s) in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
2 August 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FMR CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

     NON BENEFICIAL

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

     HSBC                                 250,000
     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED             4,441,948
     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED               299,000
     CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON              800
     BANK OF NEW YORK LONDON              123,700
                                        ---------
                                TOTAL   5,115,448
                                        =========

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     499,500

6)   ( 0.88% ) 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

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     01-AUG-02

12)  Total holding following this notification

     5,115,448
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     9.01%

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  GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
                                 

     Date of Notification   02.08.02


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