Purchase of Own Securities

Macfarlane Group PLC
29 March 2001

Macfarlane Group PLC

29 March 2001

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES



Macfarlane Group PLC announces that on 28 March 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 964,000 ordinary shares of Macfarlane Group PLC, representing
0.77% of Macfarlane's issued share capital, at a price of 80 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of Macfarlane shares in
issue will be 125,575,740.



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