Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
20 December 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.



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

17/12/01

11)  Date company informed

20/12/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

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

14.00%

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 .......20TH DECEMBER 2001 ................



                    NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR VICTREX ORD GBP0.01
                              AS AT 17 DECEMBER 2001


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

                                                                         TOTAL
                         REGISTERED                  HOLDING    %     NOTIFIABLE
                          HOLDER                                      INTEREST  
                   
PRUDENTIAL                                         11,120,848   14.00
PLC
                CHASE NOMS LT 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          1,005,143
                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
                ESMEE 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