Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
9 November 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     Victrex PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     Prudential

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.

     Not Known

6)   ( Not Known %) 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

     Not Known

11)  Date company informed

     9.11.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     11,120,848
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Tracy Cocker, 01253 897734

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

     Date of Notification ....9th November, 2001....................


LETTER TO: VICTREX PLC

Companies Act 1985 (as amended):
Disclosure of Interests in Shares

In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the 'Act'), 
we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary 
companies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of your company
as detailed in the schedule below.

LETTER FROM: M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED




                  Notifiable Position for VICTREX ORD GBP0.01
                             as at 08 November 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 79,430,012 
ORD GBP0.01 shares

                  Registered Holder                  Holding      %

Prudential plc                                     11,120,848  14.00  Total     
                                                                      Notifiable
                                                                      Interest
                 CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914              284,307
                 CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922             567,132
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)         37,300
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI           685,000
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA         1,074,285
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB         1,933,522
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC         1,255,143
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF           559,512
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI           735,547
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN          246,429
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK           352,438
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT             6,300
                 ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION           185,000
                 M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE             99,017
                 NORTRUST NOMS LTD                    533,362
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC    1,354,839
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC      473,982
                 ROY NOMS LTD 578192                  737,733


M&G Group                                          11,120,848  14.00
Limited

                 CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914              284,307
                 CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922             567,132
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)         37,300
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI           685,000
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA         1,074,285
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB         1,933,522
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC         1,255,143
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF           559,512
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI           735,547
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN          246,429
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK           352,438
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT             6,300
                 ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION           185,000
                 M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE             99,017
                 NORTRUST NOMS LTD                    533,362
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC    1,354,839
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC      473,982
                 ROY NOMS LTD 578192                  737,733


                     

M&G Investment                                        11,114,548  13.99
Management 
Limited

                 CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914              284,307
                 CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922             567,132
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)         37,300
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI           685,000
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA         1,074,285
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB         1,933,522
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC         1,255,143
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF           559,512
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI           735,547
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN          246,429
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK           352,438
                 ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION           185,000
                 M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE             99,017
                 NORTRUST NOMS LTD                    533,362
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC    1,354,839
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC      473,982
                 ROY NOMS LTD 578192                  737,733


M&G                                                   11,120,848  14.00
Limited

                 CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914              284,307
                 CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922             567,132
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)         37,300
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI           685,000
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA         1,074,285
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB         1,933,522
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC         1,255,143
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF           559,512
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI           735,547
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN          246,429
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK           352,438
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT             6,300
                 ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION           185,000
                 M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE             99,017
                 NORTRUST NOMS LTD                    533,362
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC    1,354,839
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC      473,982
                 ROY NOMS LTD 578192                  737,733