Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
6 March 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.

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     679,800

6)   ( N/A %) 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

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     5/3/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     2,925,550
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.72%

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 ...6TH MARCH 2001.....

LETTER TO: VICTREX PLC
5 March 2001

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a transfer into management of 679,800 shares on the 01 March
2001, we now hold the following number of shares which are not subject to a
party and will be registered as follows:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245        527,480
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509         45,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206      2,214,070
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381         79,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203         60,000

                                                     2,925,550       3.72%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued
share capital is 78,586,043.


LETTER FROM: LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT