Purchase of Own Securities

Macfarlane Group PLC 14 November 2002 PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES Macfarlane Group PLC announces that on 13 November 2002, it purchased for cancellation 350,000 ordinary shares of Macfarlane Group PLC, representing 0.30% of Macfarlane's issued share capital, at 38.5p per ordinary share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of Macfarlane shares in issue will be 115,019,000. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange