Purchase of Own Securities

Macfarlane Group PLC
17 April 2001



(RNS) Macfarlane Group PLC - Purchase of Own Securities



17 April 2001

Macfarlane Group PLC



PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES





Macfarlane Group PLC announces that on 12 April 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 100,000 ordinary shares of Macfarlane Group PLC, representing
0.08% of Macfarlane's issued share capital, at a price of 75 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of Macfarlane shares in
issue will be 125,300,740.