Purchase of Own Securities

Molins PLC
17 April 2000


Molins PLC announces that, following the approval of shareholders at the
Extraordinary General Meeting held on 31 march 2000 to purchase up to 15% of the
Company's ordinary shares for cancellation, it purchased on 17 April 2000 from
Cazenove & Co. 100,000 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 105p per share.