Holding(s) in Company

Victrex PLC
19 April 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     VICTREX PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     STANLIFE NOMINEES LIMITED

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

     AS 2.

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     AS 2.

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     70,000

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     1p ORD.

10)  Date of transaction

     18/04/02

11)  Date company informed

     19/04/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,906,328
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.914%

14)  Any additional information


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     SONYA J MOORE
     01253 897708

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

     Date of Notification  19 APRIL 2002


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