Holding(s) in Company

Victrex PLC
24 January 2007

                   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


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


BK OF New York (NOMS) Ltd/636922                  78,000
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01                    16,420
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKD01                   250,000
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKM01                   719,525
Nortrust NOMS Ltd A/C MEL01                      121,797
Nortrust NOMS Ltd A/C MVB01                      292,420
Nortrust NOMS Ltd A/C PUQ01                      742,123
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                2,096,086
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                   37,000



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


Ordinary Shares of 1p each



10. Date of transaction


22 January 2007



11. Date company informed


22 January 2007



12. Total holding following this notification


4,353,371



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.32%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Sonya Moore



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


Sonya Moore

Assistant Company Secretary



Date of notification


24 January 2007



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