Director Shareholding

Avon Rubber PLC
30 April 2004

                                  AVON RUBBER

On 30 April, 2004, 21,578 ordinary shares of £1 each in the Company were
transferred by Avon Rubber Quest Limited, as Trustee of the Avon Rubber
Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust, to satisfy options exercised by
employees under the Company's Sharesave Option Scheme 1992. As a result of the
transfer, the Executive Directors listed below, who are beneficiaries of the
Trust, technically ceased to have an interest in the 21,578 ordinary shares of
£l each of the Company.

                            EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

                            Mr. S.J. Willcox 
                             Mr. S.J. Stone 
                            Mr. T.K.P. Stead





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