Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
6 December 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.

     M&G INVESTMENT ON BEHALF OF PRUDENTIAL PLC
          
                (SEE BELOW)

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     679,800

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     6.12.2000

11)  Date company informed

     6.12.2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     14,000,865
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      17.81

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     J. LITTLEWOOD
     01253 897724

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification   MR T WALKER - DIRECTOR

     Date of Notification ...6.12.2000.....





LETTER TO:  VICTREX PLC
DATED:      6 DECEMBER 2000


Companies Act 1985
Disclosures of Interest in Voting Shares

In compliance with Part VI of the above Act, as amended, I inform you that, as a
result of recent changes in funds under management, the notifiable interest of
Prudential plc (together with the funds that we manage on behalf of our
clients), in the following class of voting share in your company, is now as
specified below.

FROM:  TOM DOWLER
       FOR AND ON BEHALF OF PRUDENTIAL PLC


                              NOTIFIABLES
                              POSITION REPORT
                              CLIENT FUND REPORTING GROUP:  PPMI

SHARES IN ISSUE:  78,595,396
                                                              CURRENT   HOLDING
VICTREX                       REGISTERED HOLDER               HOLDING         %

0929224  ORD GBP0.01          CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914            450,000  0.57
                              CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922           918,554  1.16
                              CLYDESDALE BK (H. OFF) NOMS
                                    LTD                          892,071  1.13
                              CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI       1,330,000  1.69  
                              CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA       1,309,150  1.66
                              CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB       2,000,000  2.54
                              CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC       2,118,664  2.69
                              CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI         759,800  0.96
                              CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT           6,300  0.00
                              CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD RIT         835,850  1.06
                              ESMEE FAIRBAIRN CHARITABLE TST     308,000  0.39
                              M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS              400,000  0.50
                              M&G INNOVATOR FUND                 450,000  0.57
                              PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC   1,522,476  1.93
                              PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC     700,000  0.89
                                                              14,000,865 17.81