AGM Statement

Macfarlane Group PLC
10 May 2005


                              Macfarlane Group plc

                                 AGM Statement

At the Annual General Meeting of Macfarlane Group PLC held on Tuesday 10th May
2005, the Chairman, Archie Hunter made the following comments:

Trading Update

The Group's recovery plan adopted in January 2004 identified opportunities for
further significant results improvement in 2005. Nothing has changed the Board's
expectation in this regard and the good trading results for the last quarter of
2004 gave encouragement that the recovery was gaining momentum.

I am glad to report that in the first four month's of 2005, Group trading is
progressing satisfactorily. The Board is confident that real progress is being
made.

Further information: Archie S. Hunter   Chairman               0141 333 9666
                     Peter D. Atkinson  Chief Executive        0141 333 9666
                     John Love          Finance Director       0141 333 9666



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