Holding(s) in Company

Molins PLC
7 October 2002


Molins PLC has been advised by the trustee of the Molins 1999 Long Term
Incentive Plan that the trustee purchased 25,000 Molins ordinary shares of 25p
each at a price of 290p per share on 4 October 2002.



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MOLINS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     MOURANT & COMPANY TRUSTEES LIMITED

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.

     MOURANT & COMPANY TRUSTEES LIMITED

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     25,000

6)   (0.13%) 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

     4 OCTOBER 2002

11)  Date company informed

     4 OCTOBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,794,329
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     8.99%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     ANDREW PENNYCUICK   
     01908 219000

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

     Date of Notification      7 OCTOBER 2002



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