Director Shareholding

Victrex PLC
8 January 2002




VICTREX PLC

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


                             Position following notification on 20 December 2001

Director     Shares     Number of       Number of     Number of     Percentage
             awarded    shares in        shares         shares       of Issued
             pursuant   which          over which     under a       Class of 
             to a long  interest in    an option      long term    Share Capital
             term       beneficially   is held        incentive    (under s198
             incentive  and                            plan         Companies
             plan       non-beneficially                            Act 1985 as
                                                                    amended)

DR Hummel    69,754     3,759,931       112,903       244,555         5.18%

TJ Walker    40,128         9,500        50,000       109,999          N/A

M Peacock    40,128         1,000            -        109,999          N/A