Holding(s) in Company

Macfarlane Group PLC
22 January 2004


Letter to RNS

We have been notified in accordance with the companies act that the following 
shareholder holds the number of shores set out below.
 
Name                    No. of shares         %     Date notified 

Prudential plc              4,625,000     4.02%     21 January 2004

Letter from Macfarlane Group PLC 

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