Holding(s) in Company

Victrex PLC
22 August 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

     -

8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1p 

10)  Date of transaction

     20.08.02 

11)  Date company informed

     21.08.02 

12)  Total holding following this notification

     10,293,484
                
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 

     12.93% 

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 .......22 AUGUST 2002..... 



LETTER TO VICTREX PLC - DATED 21 AUGUST 2002

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 schedule below.

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

FROM M&G INVESTMENTS


              NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR VICTREX ORD GBP0.01
                             AS AT 20 AUGUST 2002 

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 79,496,106 
ORD GBP0.01 shares. 

                  Registered Holder                Holding      %

Prudential Plc                                   10,293,484   12.94   Total 
                                                                      Notifiable
                                                                      Interest
                  CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914           279,168
                  CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922          454,793
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)      37,300
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)      36,707  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI        685,000    
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA        869,465
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB      1,750,000
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC      1,005,143
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF        559,512
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI        700,000  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN       179,027
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK        352,438  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT         10,300
                  ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION        185,000
                  M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE          75,350
                  NORTRUST NOMS LTD                 544,990
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMS(UK)PAC AC  1,504,839
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMS(UK)PPL AC    503,052
                  ROY NOMS LTD 578192               561,400



Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 79,496,106 
ORD GBP0.01 shares. 

                  Registered Holder                Holding      %

M&G Group Limited                                10,293,484   12.94   
                                                                      
                  CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914           279,168
                  CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922          454,793
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)      37,300
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)      36,707  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI        685,000    
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA        869,465
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB      1,750,000
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC      1,005,143
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF        559,512
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI        700,000  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN       179,027
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK        352,438  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT         10,300
                  ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION        185,000
                  M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE          75,350
                  NORTRUST NOMS LTD                 544,990
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMS(UK)PAC AC  1,504,839
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMS(UK)PPL AC    503,052
                  ROY NOMS LTD 578192               561,400
        



Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 79,496,106 
ORD GBP0.01 shares. 

                  Registered Holder                 Holding     %

M&G Investment Management Limited                10,283,184   12.93   
                                                                      
                  CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914           279,168
                  CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922          454,793
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)      37,300
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)      36,707  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI        685,000    
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA        869,465
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB      1,750,000
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC      1,005,143
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF        559,512
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI        700,000  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN       179,027
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK        352,438
                  ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION        185,000
                  M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE          75,350
                  NORTRUST NOMS LTD                 544,990
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMS(UK)PAC AC  1,504,839
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMS(UK)PPL AC    503,052
                  ROY NOMS LTD 578192               561,400




Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 79,496,106 
ORD GBP0.01 shares. 

                  Registered Holder               Holding       %

M&G Limited                                      10,293,484   12.94   
                                                                     
                  CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914           279,168
                  CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922          454,793
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)      37,300
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)      36,707  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI        685,000    
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA        869,465
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB      1,750,000
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC      1,005,143
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF        559,512
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI        700,000  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN       179,027
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK        352,438  
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT         10,300
                  ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION        185,000
                  M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE          75,350
                  NORTRUST NOMS LTD                 544,990
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMS(UK)PAC AC  1,504,839
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMS(UK)PPL AC    503,052
                  ROY NOMS LTD 578192               561,400


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