Director Shareholding

Victrex PLC
25 January 2001


VICTREX PLC

NOTIFICATION TO THE COMPANIES ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 198 AND
324 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

                              POSITION FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION ON 25 JANUARY 2001

DIRECTOR      SHARES     NUMBER OF     NUMBER OF    NUMBER OF   PERCENTAGE OF
              AWARDED    SHARES IN     SHARES       SHARES      ISSUED CLASS OF
              PURSUANT   WHICH         OVER WHICH   UNDER A     SHARE CAPITAL
              TO A LONG  INTERESTED    AN OPTION    LONG TERM   (UNDER s198
              TERM       IN            IS HELD      INCENTIVE   COMPANIES ACT
              INCENTIVE  BENEFICIALLY               PLAN        1985 AS
              PLAN       AND NON-                               AMENDED)
                         BENEFICIALLY
              25-JAN-01

DR HUMMEL     58,554     3,759,931     112,903      174,801     5.14%
PJC SYMS      30,156     2,264,286      70,000      111,038     3.10%
TJ WALKER     29,871         9,500      50,000       69,871     N/A
M PEACOCK     29,871          -           -          69,871     N/A