Holding(s) in Company

Roxboro Group PLC
2 May 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BRITEL FUND TRUSTEES LTD
     THE TRUSTEES OF BT PENSION SCHEME

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.

     CHASE NOMINEES LTD               2,211,637
     BRITEL FUND NOMINEES LTD           143,288

     TOTAL                            2,354,925

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT KNOWN 

6)   (N/A%) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   (N/A%) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH
     
10)  Date of transaction

     1-MAY-03

11)  Date company informed

     14-APR-03

12)  Total holding following this notification

     2,354,925
                    
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.149%

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      01-MAY-03



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