Holding(s) in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
26 July 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
     (A SUBSIDIARY OF AVIVA 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

     AS 2 ABOVE

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

      BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LIMITED                   1,394,680
      CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LIMITED                      1,996,592
      CUIM NOMINEE LIMITED                                 1,436,166
      RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                                 147,247

                                                           4,974,685 

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

          

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      1,220,000

8)   (2.150%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     24-JUL-02

11)  Date company informed

      26-JUL-02

12)  Total holding following this notification

      4,974,685
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      8.77%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     C A BUCKLEY
     01223 424626      EXT 204

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

     Date of Notification      26-JUL-02......


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