Holding in Company

Molins PLC
21 May 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

MOLINS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES 
SCHRODERS PLC

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 INTEREST

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NOT NOTIFIED

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-


8)   ( -  %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

NOT NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

18 MAY 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

4,664,048
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

23.47%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JAMES JORDAN    01908 216511

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

     Date of Notification ..21 MAY 2001




NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


NAME OF COMPANY              MOLINS PLC

NAME OF SHAREHOLDER          SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
                             AND SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
                             SCHRODER PLC

NAME OF REGISTERED HOLDERS   FOR SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

                             SCHRODER NOMINEES LIMITED               15,000

                             CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED               2,100,000
 
                             MINEWORKERS PENSION SCHEME(CLIENT)
                             NOMINEES LIMITED A/C:R                 547,119

                             BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION
                             ACHEME (CLIENT) NOMINEES LTD A/C:P   1,201,579

                             FOR SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 
                             NORTH AMERICA INC
                             
                             CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                 800,350

                                                                  4,664,048