Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
12 March 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

VICTREX PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC


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

200,000


8)   (0.25%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 1P SHARES


10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

12/03/01


12)  Total holding following this notification


11,626,054

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.76%


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 .......12/03/01.................



              NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR VICTREX ORD GBP 0.01
                              AS AT 09 MARCH 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 78,766,373
ORD GBP0.01 shares


Registered Holder                         Holding               %   Total
                                                                    Notifiable
Prudential PLC                             11,626,054       14.76   Interest


CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914                         341,307 
CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                        680,132
CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD                  667,362
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI                    1,150,000
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA                      847,386
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                    1,988,134
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC                    1,920,129
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI                      735,547
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGTN                     409,624
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                        6,300
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD RIT                      511,866
ESMEE FAIRBAIRN CHARITABLE TST                  308,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               1,522,476
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                 537 791