Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
1 November 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.

       -

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      250,000

8)   (0.31%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P

10)  Date of transaction

      31.10.01

11)  Date company informed

      01.11.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     2,192,986
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      2.76%

14)  Any additional information

        -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

       GARY HULME
       01253 897725

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

     Date of Notification ...1ST NOVEMBER 2001......

Letter to Victrex plc

Companies Act 1985- Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a sale in the market of 250,000 shares on the 31 October 2001, 
we now hold the following number of shares which are not subject to a concert 
party and will be registered as follows:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245          362,480
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509           45,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206        1,646,506
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381           79,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203           60,000      
                                                       2,192,986     2.76%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued 
share capital is 79,384,000 


Contact
Michelle Lawrence   0207 528 6701


Letter from Legal & General