Completion of Share Buyback Programme

09 September 2026

Macfarlane Group PLC

("Macfarlane" or the "Group") 

Completion of Share Buyback Programme

Macfarlane Group PLC (LSE: MACF), the protective packaging supplier, is pleased to announce the completion of its £4.0 million share buyback programme which commenced on 15 May 2025 and was extended on 12 May 2026 (the 'Programme').

Since the commencement of the Programme, the Company has repurchased 5,008,082 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") at a weighted average price of £0.7951 per share. All Ordinary Shares acquired under the Programme were cancelled.

Notes to Editors

· Macfarlane Group PLC has been listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MACF) since 1973 with over 75 years' experience in the UK packaging industry.

· Through its two divisions, Macfarlane Group services a broad range of business customers, supplying them with high quality protective packaging products which help customers reduce supply chain costs, improve operational efficiencies and sustainability and enhance their brand presentation. The divisions are:

o  Packaging Distribution - Macfarlane Packaging Distribution is the leading UK distributor of a comprehensive range of protective packaging products; and

o  Manufacturing Operations - Macfarlane Design and Manufacture is a UK market leader in the design and production of protective packaging for high value and fragile products.

· Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, Macfarlane Group employs over 1,200 people at 42 sites, principally in the UK, as well as in Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands.

· Macfarlane Group supplies more than 20,000 customers, principally in the UK and Europe.

· In partnership with over 2,000 suppliers, Macfarlane Group distributes and manufactures products for a wide range of sectors, including: logistics; electronics; defence; medical; automotive; aerospace; retail e-commerce; and food.