Holding(s) in Company

Macfarlane Group PLC
1 November 2004


To RNS 


We have today been notified in accordance with Section 198 - 202 of the 
Companies Act that the following shareholder holds the number of shares set out
below:-

Name                              No. of shares      %        Date notified

DWS Investments GmbH                  7,000,000    6.09%      1 November 2004
Deutsche Asset Management             5,384,998    4.68%      1 November 2004


Deutsche Bank AG total holding       12,384,998   10.77%     


From Macfarlane Group PLC


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