Purchase of Own Securities

Macfarlane Group PLC
21 December 2001

Macfarlane Group PLC

21 December 2001


PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


Macfarlane Group PLC announces that on 20 December 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares of Macfarlane Group PLC, representing
0.17% of Macfarlane's issued share capital, at a price of 77.0 pence per
share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of Macfarlane shares
in issue will be 119,275,000.


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