Purchase of Own Securities

ROWE EVANS INVESTMENTS PLC

Oil palm and rubber plantations in Indonesia

The  Company has today purchased 20,000 of its issued shares of 10p each
for a consideration of 125p per share.

The   revised  issued  share  capital,  following  completion  of   this
transaction, will be £4,807,307.20 divided into 48,073,072 shares of 10p
each.

By order of the board
M.P. Evans (UK) Limited
Secretaries
2 May 2003