Resolutions Passed

Avon Rubber PLC
17 January 2001

                              
                     Avon Rubber p.l.c.
                              
                     Resolutions Passed


Avon Rubber p.l.c. ('the Company') announces that all of the
resolutions  proposed at today's AGM  and  at  the  separate
class  meeting of the 7% cumulative preference  shares  have
been passed.

The  Company also confirms that, in advance of the  purchase
of  any  ordinary  shares,  it will  cancel  and  repay  the
preference  share  capital at a  price  of  116.67p  per  7%
cumulative preference share.  A circular in connection  with
the cancellation and repayment of the preference shares will
be  posted to holders of both ordinary shares and preference
shares in due course.


Enquiries to:

Avon Rubber p.l.c.
Terry Stead, Group Finance Director       Tel:  [phone]
Chris Martin, Group Company Secretary

Golin/Harris Ludgate
Richard Hews                             Tel:  [phone]
Trish Featherstone