Holding(s) in Company

Molins PLC
29 January 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MOLINS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP 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

     NOT DISCLOSED 

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

     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/c 775245         73,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/c 357206        462,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/c 747381         40,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/c 866203         27,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/c 360509         20,000
                                                             -------
                                                             622,000
                                                             =======

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     110,000

6)   (0.5%) of issued Class
           
7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     27 JANUARY 2003 

11)  Date company informed

     29 JANUARY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     622,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.1%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     ANDREW PENNYCUICK     01908 219039

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

     Date of Notification   29 JANUARY 2003



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