Purchase of Own Securities

Molins PLC
25 April 2000


PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

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 25 April 2000 from
Cazenove & Co. 188,104 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 101.4p per
share.