Holding(s) in Company

Victrex PLC
14 January 2003



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     VICTREX PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK

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 ABOVE

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

      CHASE NOMINEES LTD

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

       -

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     30,000

8)   (0.03%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

      13.01.03

12)  Total holding following this notification

      3,179,472
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.99%

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 ..14 JANUARY 2003.....



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