Purchase of Own Securities

Fuller,Smith&Turner PLC
17 March 2003

Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. ('the Company')

Purchase of own shares for cancellation

The Company announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 200,000 'A'
Ordinary shares of £1 each at a price of £4.35 per share. The resultant issued
share capital for the 'A' Ordinary shares of £1 each after this transaction is
12,784,339 shares.

Enquiries:

A.G.F. Fuller

Chairman

Michael Turner

Chief Executive

Paul Clarke

Finance Director

020 8996 2000



Vanessa Maydon

Paul Downes

Merlin Financial

020 7606 1244



17 March 2003


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