Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
8 January 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     VICTREX PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEGAL & GENERAL


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.

     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 747381             79,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245            627,480
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509             45,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866203             60,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206          1,478,791

                                                              2,290,271  2.91%
     PERCENTAGE BASED ON ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF 78,586,043


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     148,000


8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P


10)  Date of transaction

     4.01.01


11)  Date company informed

     05.01.01


12)  Total holding following this notification

     2,290,271

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.91%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     JOAN LITTLEWOOD
     01253 897724


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


     Date of Notification   8TH JANUARY 2001