Holding(s) in Company

Volex Group PLC
19 August 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
VOLEX GROUP PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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
CREST Account CREPTEMP  - 3,675,789 shares

Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) limited - 2,003,000 shares

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not disclosed -acquisition noted

6. Percentage of issued class
Not disclosed - increase noted

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Not Applicable

8. Percentage of issued class
Not Applicable

9. Class of security
Ordinary 25p

10. Date of transaction
Not Disclosed

 11. Date company informed
18th August 2005

12. Total holding following this notification
5,678,789 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
10.25%

14. Any additional information
The notification confirmed the holding as at close of business 16th August 2005.

The interest arose from 2,003,000 shares held by Goldman Sachs & Co., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acting as custodian for its customers and also 3,675,789 shares held by
Goldman Sachs International, a wholly owned direct subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc..



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Mark Ashcroft - 01925 830101

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Mark Ashcroft, Director of Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary

Date of notification
19th  August 2005

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