Holding(s) in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
12 August 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL AND GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT


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

LEGAL AND GENERAL GROUP PLC COMPANIES


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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd. 363605           1,904
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd. 887711          34,056 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd. 775245         147,128
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd. 914945          12,705 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd. 360509          25,267
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd. 357206         720,908
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd. 747381          59,633
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd. 866203          33,904
TOTAL                                              1,035,505


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NOT APPLICABLE


6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

264,000


8)   (0.88%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.89P EACH


10)  Date of transaction

7-AUG-03


11)  Date company informed

11.08.03


12)  Total holding following this notification

1,035,505

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.44%


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

A J VAISEY     FINANCE DIRECTOR

     Date of Notification ........................12.08.03



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