Holding in Company

Victrex PLC
29 May 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     VICTREX PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     PRUDENTIAL 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



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

     125,000

8)   (0.16%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 1P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed



12)  Total holding following this notification

      11,071,712
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     13.94

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      JOAN LITTLEWOOD
      - 01253 897724

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

     Date of Notification ...29.5.2001....




               Notifiable Position Report for VICTREX ORD GBP0.01
                              as at 24 May  2001


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 79,384,020
ORD GBP0.01 shares

                    Registered Holder            Holding       % 
Prudential plc                                   11,071,712   13.94    Total
                                                                     Notifiable 
                                                                     Interest
                    CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914         339,105
                    CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922        675,728
                    CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF)NOMS 
                     LTD                            660,755
                    CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI      991,154
                    CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA      847,386
                    CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB    1,919,236
                    CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC    1,887,526
                    CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI      735,547
                    CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGIN     409,624
                    CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT        6,300
                    CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD RIT      352,760
                    ESMEE FAIRBAIRN CHARITABLE
                    TST                             264,286
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC
                    AC                            1,453,323
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK)PPL
                    AC                              528,982