Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
12 September 2000



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     VICTREX PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     PRUDENTIAL PORTFOLIO

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



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

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     361,756

6)   (0.46%) 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

     11/9/00

11)  Date company informed

     12/9/00

12)  Total holding following this notification

     14,972,665
                             
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     19.06%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     T COCKER - 01253 897734

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ..12-9-2000................

                           NOTIFIABLES
                         POSITION REPORT


SEDOL 0929224   CLIENT FUND REPORTING GROUP: PPMI

              SHARES IN   REGISTERED                        CURRENT     %
VICTREX       ISSUE       HOLDER                            HOLDING   HOLDING
0929224       78,543,337  CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914           450,000
ORD GBP0.01               CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922          918,554
                          CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD    892,071
                          CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI      1,400,000
                          CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA      1,309,150
                          CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB      2,000,000
                          CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC      2,118,664
                          CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI        759,800
                          CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT          6,300
                          CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD RIT      1,085,850
                          ESMEE FAIRBAIRN CHARITABLE TST    230,000
                          HSBC GLOBAL NOMS LTD A/C 379      679,800
                          M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS             400,000
                          M&G INNOVATOR FUND                500,000
                          PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC  1,522,476
                          PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC    700,000

              78,543,337                                 14,972,665    19.06