Purchase of Own Securities

Macfarlane Group PLC
15 March 2001

Macfarlane Group PLC

15 March 2001


PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

Macfarlane Group PLC announces that on 14 March 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 12,500 ordinary shares of Macfarlane Group PLC, representing
0.01% of Macfarlane's issued share capital, at a price of 68 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of Macfarlane shares in
issue will be 126,790,500.


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