Macfarlane Grp. Regulatory News (MACF)

Macfarlane Group PLC 6 March 2012

Dividend record date

Macfarlane Group PLC confirms that, subject to shareholder approval, a dividend of 1.05p per share will be paid on Thursday 8 June 2012 to all shareholders whose names appear on the register of members at the close of business on Friday 11 May 2012.

The ex-dividend date will be Wednesday 9 May 2012.

Notes to Editors:

Macfarlane Group PLC is a UK-based group of companies focused on packaging-related activities. The Packaging Distribution business is the leading UK distributor of a comprehensive range of packaging consumable products. The Manufacturing Operations comprise the manufacture of transit packaging and the manufacture of self-adhesive and re-sealable labels. Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, Macfarlane Group employs 700 people at 22 sites, principally in the UK and Ireland, servicing 20,000+ customers in the UK, Europe and the USA across a wide range of sectors including: consumer goods; logistics; electronics; food manufacturing and retailing; internet and mail order.