Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
25 October 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.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     142,000

8)   (0.2 %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1p EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     25/10/00

11)  Date company informed

     25/10/00

12)  Total holding following this notification

     14,830,665
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     18.86%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     J LITTLEWOOD - 01253-897734

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

     Date of Notification ....25-10-00...............


CLIENT FUND REPORTING GROUP: PPMI

                    SHARES     REGISTERED                      CURRENT  HOLDING
VICTREX             IN ISSUE   HOLDER                          HOLDING     %
0929224 ORD GBP0.01 78,595,396 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
                               HSBC GLOBAL NOMS LTD A/C 379     679,800   0.86
                               M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS            400,000   0.50
                               M&G INNOVATOR FUND               600,000   0.76
                               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 1,522,476   1.93
                               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC   700,000   0.89
                    78,595,396                               14,830,665  18.86