Holding(s) in Company

ROWE EVANS INVESTMENTS PLC

OIL PALM AND RUBBER PLANTATIONS IN INDONESIA


The  Company  has  today  been advised  by  Alcatel  Bell
Pensioenfonds VZW that they have purchased,  on  30  July
2003,  2,000,000 shares of the Company at 123p per share.
Their interest in the issued share capital of the Company
is now 3,422,200 shares of 10p each representing 7.12%.


By order of the board
M.P.Evans (UK) Limited
Secretaries
31 July 2003