Purchase of Own Securities

Macfarlane Group PLC
10 May 2001


Macfarlane Group PLC

10 May 2001


PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


Macfarlane Group PLC announces that on 9 May 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 250,000 ordinary shares of Macfarlane Group PLC, representing
0.2% of Macfarlane's issued share capital, at a price of 84.00 pence per
share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of Macfarlane shares
in issue will be 124,700,740.


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