Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
22 May 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

429,342

8)   ( 0.66%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 1P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

21.05.01

11)  Date company informed

22.05.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

11,196,712
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.10%

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 ..... 22/05/01 .......


     NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR VICTREX ORD GBP0.01
     AS AT 21 MAY 2001


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 79,384,020
ORD GBP0.01 shares

 Prudential PLC

 Registered Holder                       Holding          %
                                         11,196,712       14.10 Total Notifiable
                                                                Interest
 CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914                 379,105                       
 CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                675,728
 CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF)NOMS LTD           660,755
 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI            1,003,140
 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA              847,386
 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB            1,919,236
 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC            1,887,526
 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI              735,547                  
 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN             409,624
 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                6,300
 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD RIT              429,447
 ESMBE FAIRBAIRN CHARITABLE TST          267,282
 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC        1,486,654
 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC          528,982