Purchase of Own Securities

Macfarlane Group PLC
21 March 2001

Macfarlane Group PLC

21 March 2001



PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


Macfarlane Group PLC announces that on 20 March 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 11,000 ordinary shares of Macfarlane Group PLC, representing
0.01% of Macfarlane's issued share capital, at a price of 72 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of Macfarlane shares in
issue will be 126,539,740.






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