Result of EGM

Rowe Evans Investments PLC
14 January 2005



Proposed mergers of Rowe Evans Investments PLC with each of Bertam Holdings PLC
  and Lendu Holdings PLC and proposed change of Rowe Evans' name to M.P. Evans
                                   Group PLC


The Boards of Rowe Evans, Bertam and Lendu announce that, at the various
Extraordinary General Meetings and Court Meetings held earlier today, the
resolutions to approve the recommended mergers of Rowe Evans with each of Bertam
and Lendu by way of separate schemes of arrangement, and the resolution to
approve Rowe Evans' change of name to M.P. Evans Group PLC, were passed by the
requisite shareholder majorities.



The court hearings to sanction the schemes of arrangement of each of Bertam and
Lendu are expected to take place on Tuesday, 1 February 2005.  These court
hearings will be held at the Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London WC2A
2LL.



It is expected that the last day of dealings in each of Bertam's and Lendu's
shares will be 1 February 2005 and that the mergers will become effective, and
trading in the new shares of Rowe Evans will commence, on 2 February 2005.  Rowe
Evans' change of name to M.P. Evans Group PLC will occur at the same time as the
mergers become effective at which point the Rowe Evans ticker will change from
RWEV to MPE.  Share certificates in respect of new Rowe Evans shares are
expected to be despatched on or before 16 February 2005.



Enquiries:


Philip Fletcher                    Rowe Evans Investments PLC       01892 516333
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin
Richard Robinow

Bill Staple                        Westhouse Securities            020 7601 6100
Martin Eales
Richard Morrison

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin              Bertam Holdings PLC              01892 516333
Philip Fletcher
David Wilkinson

James Harris                       Strand Partners                 020 7409 3494
Warren Pearce

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin              Lendu Holdings PLC               01892 516333
Philip Fletcher
Derek Shaw

Graeme Thom                       Grant Thornton Corporate Finance 020 7383 5100
Chris Ward

Andrew Hayes                       gcg hudson sandler              020 7433 8115
Noemie de Andia


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