Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
14 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.

     250,000


6)   (0.31%) 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

     14/11/01


11)  Date company informed

     14/11/01


12)  Total holding following this notification

     11,370,848

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14.31%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     01253 897725


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


     Date of Notification  14 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 attached schedule.

For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies identified 
in the attached schedule is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R OHH.

From: Tom Dowler
      for and on behalf of Prudential Plc

Notifiable Position Report for Victrex Ord GBP0.01
as at 13 November 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 79,430,012 
Ord GBP 0.01 shares

               Registered Holder                            Holding         %

Prudential plc                                              11,370,848    14.31
 
               CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14914                        284,307

               CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                        596,202

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)                    37,300

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI                      685,000

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA                    1,208,172

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                    1,959,269

               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                     267,027

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK                      352,438

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                        6,300

               ERSMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION                     185,000

               M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                        99,017

               NORTRUST NOMS LTD                               544,990

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               1,354,839

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                 503,052

               ROY NOMS LTD 578192                             737,733



M&G Group Limited                                           11,370,848    14.31

               CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14914                        284,307

               CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                        596,202

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)                    37,300

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI                      685,000

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA                    1,208,172

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                    1,959,269

               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                     267,027

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK                      352,438

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                        6,300

               ERSMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION                     185,000

               M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                        99,017

               NORTRUST NOMS LTD                               544,990

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               1,354,839

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                 503,052

               ROY NOMS LTD 578192                             737,733



M&G Limited                                                 11,370,848    14.31

               CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14914                        284,307

               CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                        596,202

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)                    37,300

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI                      685,000

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA                    1,208,172

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                    1,959,269

               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                     267,027

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK                      352,438

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                        6,300

               ERSMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION                     185,000

               M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                        99,017

               NORTRUST NOMS LTD                               544,990

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               1,354,839

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                 503,052

               ROY NOMS LTD 578192                             737,733
 


M&G Investment Management Limited                           11,364,548    14.30

               CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14914                        284,307

               CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                        596,202

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)                    37,300

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI                      685,000

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA                    1,208,172

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                    1,959,269

               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                     267,027

               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK                      352,438

               ERSMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION                     185,000

               M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                        99,017

               NORTRUST NOMS LTD                               544,990

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               1,354,839

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                 503,052

               ROY NOMS LTD 578192                             737,733