Holding(s) in Company

Victrex PLC
14 January 2002


                  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)   ( - %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

         250,000

8)   ( 0.32 %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

        ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P

10)  Date of transaction

        11.1.02

11)  Date company informed

        14.1.02

12)  Total holding following this notification

        10,870,848
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       13.68%

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 ...14TH JANUARY 2002.....


              NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR VICTREX ORD GBP0.01
                              AS AT 11 JANUARY 2002

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

                    Registered Holder           Holding          %

M & G Limited                                 10,870,848       13.68

               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      1,008,172
               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       217,027
               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 NOMS(UK)PAC AC  1,354,839
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMS(UK)PPL AC    503,052
               ROY NOMS LTD 578192               737,733