Holding(s) in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
15 October 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
(A SUBSIDIARY OF AVIVA 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.

BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LIMITED                       1,394,680
CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LIMITED                          1,996,592
CUIM NOMINEE LIMITED                                     1,436,166
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                                     147,247
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                     297,920
VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED                                   446,506

                               TOTAL                     5,719,111

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

150,544

6)   (0.265%) 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

11-OCT-02

11)  Date company informed

15-OCT-02

12)  Total holding following this notification

5,719,111
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.08%

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 15-OCT-02................



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