Purchase of Own Securities

Macfarlane Group PLC
14 March 2001

Macfarlane Group PLC

14 March 2001


PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

Macfarlane Group PLC announces that on 13 March 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 25,000 ordinary shares of Macfarlane Group PLC, representing
0.02% of Macfarlane's issued share capital, at a price of 67 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of Macfarlane shares in
issue will be 126,803,000.


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