AGM Statement

Victrex PLC
08 February 2005


Tuesday 8 February 2005


                                   Victrex plc
 
                                  AGM Statement


At the Annual General Meeting of Victrex plc to be held today, Chairman Peter
Warry will make the following statement:

'Sales volume for the year to date continues in line with our expectations and
we remain confident that first half volumes will be above the second half of
last year.'

The Company's interim trading update for the six months to 31 March 2005 will be
issued on Tuesday 5 April 2005.

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For further information please contact:

Victrex plc                               0207 357 9477 (8 February 2005)
Michael Peacock, Finance Director         01253 897700 (thereafter)

Hogarth Partnership Limited               0207 357 9477
Barnaby Fry / Nick Denton



Victrex plc is an innovative, world leader in high performance materials through
the manufacture of Victrex(R) PEEK polymer.

It has manufacturing plants and research facilities in the UK and a global
network of sales and distribution centres serving customers based in over 30
countries.

Victrex PEEK is a high performance, easy to process, thermoplastic with a unique
combination of properties including exceptional chemical, wear, electrical and
temperature resistance combined with dimensional stability.

These properties enable engineers to deliver cost effective and improved
components across a broad range of markets in every day life applications such
as heating and cooling systems, coffee machines, cars, microchip manufacture,
aeroplanes, mobile phones and surgical instruments.




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