News

January 5, 2002

DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)   NAME OF COMPANY:  THE ROXBORO GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST:  FMR CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

NON BENEFICIAL

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

HSBC                               100,000
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED           4,514,168
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON          1,780
TOTAL     4,615,948

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

341,780

6)   (0.60%) 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

NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

17.01.02

12)  Total holding following this notification

4,615,948

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.13%

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