BERTAM HOLDINGS PLC

Oil palm plantations and property development in Malaysia

The Company has today purchased 100,000 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 �2,771,840.30 divided into 27,718,403 shares of 10p
each.

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