Purchase of Own Securities

Caledonia Investments PLC
30 August 2001


Caledonia Investments plc ('Caledonia')

Purchase of Own Shares

On 30th August 2001, Caledonia purchased for cancellation 100,000 of its own
ordinary shares of 5p each from UBS Warburg at a price of 872p per share.



Enquiries:

G P Denison, Company Secretary

Caledonia Investments plc,

Tel: [phone]