BERTAM HOLDINGS PLC

Oil palm plantations and property development in Malaysia

The Company has today purchased 80,124 of its issued shares of 10p each
for a consideration of 240p per share.

The revised issued share capital, following completion of this
transaction, will be �2,733,296.30 divided into 27,332,963 shares of 10p
each.

By order of the board
M.P. Evans (UK) Limited
Secretaries
23 June 2003