Holding(s) in Company

Victrex PLC
29 July 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

VICTREX PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC

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

SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

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

SEE SHEET BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   Percentage of issued Class

-

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued Class

-

9)   Class of security

ORD 1P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

28.07.2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

2,471,086
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.07%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JANET M MYERS
01253 897708

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

     Date of Notification .....    29 JULY 204  ...................



           Notifiable Position Report for VICTREX ORD GBP0.01     
                         as at 27 July 2004

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of
80,507,108 ORD GBP0.01 


               Registered holder                                Holding       %

Prudential plc                                                2,471,086     3.06     Total Notifiable Interest

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                 2,096,086

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                   375,000

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited                      2,471,086     3.03

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                 2,096,086

               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                   375,000


                             End of Report




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