Holding in Company

Volex Group PLC
9 January 2002

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 1. Name of company

         VOLEX GROUP 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

    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 1,440,000
    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 19,000

                              _________
    TOTAL                          1,459,000


    5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



    6) Percentage of issued class



    7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

         NOT DISCLOSED



    8) Percentage of issued class



    9) Class of security

         25p ORDINARY



    10) Date of transaction

         NOT DISCLOSED





    11) Date company informed

         8TH JANUARY 2002



    12) Total holding following this notification

         1,459,000




    13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



         5.10%


    14) Any additional information

    We have been advised that this interest comprises material interests only
    and that total interests (including non material interests) have fallen to
    slightly below the 10% level. Non material interests therefore excluded
    from the notifiable interest.


    15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Mark Ashcroft

    Volex Group p.l.c. Dornoch House, Kelvin Close, Birchwood Science Park,
    Warrington, Cheshire. WA3 7JX.

         Tel: [phone]


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



         Mr Mark Ashcroft

         Director & Company Secretary

    Date of notification 9th January 2002



                                   SCHEDULE 10

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
 2. Name of company

         VOLEX GROUP plc



    2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

         M&G GROUP 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



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



    5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



    6) Percentage of issued class



    7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

         NOT DISCLOSED



    8) Percentage of issued class



    9) Class of security

         25p ORDINARY



    10) Date of transaction

         NOT DISCLOSED





    11) Date company informed

         8TH JANUARY 2002



    12) Total holding following this notification

         NO LONGER HOLDS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST




    13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



    14) Any additional information

    We have been advised that total interests (including non material
    interests) have fallen to slightly below the 10% level required to
    comprise a notifiable interest.


    15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Mark Ashcroft

    Volex Group p.l.c. Dornoch House, Kelvin Close, Birchwood Science Park,
    Warrington, Cheshire. WA3 7JX.

         Tel: [phone]


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

         Mr Mark Ashcroft

         Director & Company Secretary

    Date of notification 9th January 2002



                                   SCHEDULE 10

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
 3. Name of company

         VOLEX GROUP plc



    2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

         M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD



    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



    5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



    6) Percentage of issued class



    7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

         NOT DISCLOSED



    8) Percentage of issued class



    9) Class of security

         25p ORDINARY



    10) Date of transaction

         NOT DISCLOSED





    11) Date company informed

         8TH JANUARY 2002



    12) Total holding following this notification

         NO LONGER HOLDS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST




    13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



    14) Any additional information

    We have been advised that total interests (including non material
    interests) have fallen to slightly below the 10% level required to
    comprise a notifiable interest.


    15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Mark Ashcroft

    Volex Group p.l.c. Dornoch House, Kelvin Close, Birchwood Science Park,
    Warrington, Cheshire. WA3 7JX.

         Tel: [phone]


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

         Mr Mark Ashcroft

         Director & Company Secretary

    Date of notification 9th January 2002



                                   SCHEDULE 10

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
 4. Name of company

     VOLEX GROUP plc



2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

     M&G 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



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



5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



6) Percentage of issued class



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT DISCLOSED



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Class of security

     25p ORDINARY



10) Date of transaction

     NOT DISCLOSED





11) Date company informed

     8TH JANUARY 2002



12) Total holding following this notification

     NO LONGER HOLDS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



14) Any additional information


        We have been advised that total interests (including non material
        interests) have fallen to slightly below the 10% level required to
        comprise a notifiable interest.


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mark Ashcroft


        Volex Group p.l.c. Dornoch House, Kelvin Close, Birchwood Science
        Park, Warrington, Cheshire. WA3 7JX.

     Tel: [phone]


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

     Mr Mark Ashcroft

     Director & Company Secretary

Date of notification 9th January 2002