Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
16 May 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      VICTREX PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS

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


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

      SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

       -

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 1P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

      -

11)  Date company informed

      16.05.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

      2,409,297
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.03%

14)  Any additional information

      SEE BELOW

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      T. COCKER
      01253 897734

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

     Date of Notification ...16TH MAY 2001.....



Barclays Bank PLC - Registered Holders Analysis

VICTREX                    Sedol Number :  929224

As at 15/5/2001 Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, had a
notifiable interest in 2,409,297 ORD GBP0.01 units representing 3.03% of the
issued share capital of 79384020 units.

Registered Holder                                                  Holding
Chase Nominees Limited                       16331                   14,794
Chase Nominees Limited                       16341                  162,209
Chase Nominees Limited                       16344                   32,953
Chase Nominees Limited                       16345                   61,677
Chase Nominees Limited                       16376                   11,732
Chase Nominees Limited                       16400                  593,047
Chase Nominees Limited                       16480                  378,228
Chase Nominees Limited                       16482                1,145,099
Chase Nominees Limited                       18409                    9,558

                                                          Total   2,409,297