Substantial Share Interests

Singapore Para Rubber Estates PLC
14 December 2000



Amvescap PLC has today advised us that they now have an
interest, as fund managers, in 1,070,000 shares, representing
10.25% of the issued share capital, following their recent
acquisition of Perpetual PLC.


By order of the board
M.P.Evans (UK) Limited
Secretaries
14 December 2000