Trading Statement

Molins PLC
17 December 2001



                                  MOLINS PLC

                              TRADING STATEMENT

Molins PLC, the international specialist engineering company, announces that
it expects its profits for the year ending 31 December 2001 to be in excess of
current market forecasts. The rate of improvement in the operational
performance and service delivery of the Tobacco Machinery division is running
ahead of previous expectations. Trading conditions and the outlook for the
Packaging Machinery division are unchanged.

Molins will announce its preliminary results for the year ending 31 December
2001 in early March 2002.



Enquiries:



Molins PLC

Peter Byrom, Chairman, Tel: [phone]

David Cowen, Group Finance Director, Tel: [phone]



Issued by:

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

Margaret George, Tel: [phone]