Disposal

M. P. EVANS GROUP PLC
                         ("M. P. EVANS" OR THE "GROUP")


                            Sale of Malaysian estate




M.  P.  Evans,  the  AIM-quoted oil-palm plantation and  beef-cattle  group,  is
pleased  to  announce the sale of Beradin Estate ("Beradin"),  comprising  1,077
hectares, for a total of RM53.2 million (approximately £8.1 million). This  sale
reflects the Group's strategy to enhance earnings and asset value by selling its
Malaysian   property  assets  and  re-investing  the  proceeds   in   Indonesian
plantations and Australian agriculture.

Beradin Estate is located near Paloh, in a rural area of Johor State, and is the
only  one  of the Group's six Malaysian estates that, the board considers,  does
not  possess any short or longer-term property-development value. However, owing
to  a  recent increase in demand for pure oil-palm plantations, there  has  been
considerable interest in acquiring it and the board believes the price  achieved
to be extremely satisfactory. The sale of the estate is subject to the approvals
of  the  Malaysian Foreign Investment Committee and Estate Land Board,  both  of
which are expected to have been received within approximately nine months.

Announcements  were also made in April 2005 with regard to the  sale  of  Sungei
Reyla Estate for the sum of RM31.4 million (approximately £4.75 million) and  in
June  2005  with  regard  to the sale of Lendu Estate  for  RM26  million  (£3.9
million).  All conditions in respect of these two sales are expected to  be  met
within the next few weeks and settlement will then follow within a further three
months.

Richard Robinow, chairman of M. P. Evans, commented as follows:-

     "The  sale of Beradin underlines the fact that our strategy is  well
     on  track. Within nine months, we have secured the sale of three  of
     our  six Malaysian estates and the proceeds will be used to fund our
     substantial  programme of expansion within the  Indonesian  palm-oil
     and  Australian  beef-cattle sectors, both of which currently  offer
     attractive investment opportunities."


Enquiries:

M. P. Evans Group PLC                           Tel: [phone]
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, Joint managing director
Philip Fletcher, Joint managing director

Hudson Sandler                                         Tel: [phone]
Andrew Hayes
Elisabeth Young