Purchase of Own Securities

Molins PLC
5 January 2000

                          PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

Molins PLC announces that, following the approval of shareholders at the
Extraordinary General Meeting held on 8 December 1999 to purchase up to 10% of
the Company's ordinary shares for cancellation, it purchased on 5 January 2000
from Cazenove & Co. 50,000 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 118p per
share.