Block Listing

Volex Group PLC
06 February 2006


                        Volex Group plc (the 'Company')
                                
                                  Block Listing

Volex Group plc today announces that it will be making a block listing
application to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for up to
1,000,000 ordinary shares of 25p pence each ('Ordinary Shares') in the Company
to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List
upon issuance.

The block listing application will cover up to 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares that
can be issued pursuant to the exercise of options under the Volex 2001 Share
Option Plan. On exercise, all of the Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with
the existing issued ordinary shares of the Company.

6 February 2006




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