Annual Information Update

M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC


The annual general meeting of M. P. Evans Group PLC (the "Group"), is being held
in  London  today.  The following statement outlining new  developments  in  the
implementation  of the Group's strategy and a trading update is being  given  at
the meeting by the chairman, Richard Robinow:-

"I  should  like  to bring shareholders up to date with a number of  significant
developments in the implementation of the Group's new strategy

1)   New project in Indonesia
     First,  with regard to the Group's expansion within the Indonesian palm-oil
     sector,  I  am  delighted to report that a memorandum of understanding  has
     recently been signed with a proposed Indonesian partner in relation to  the
     lease of a minimum of 14,000 hectares of land in East Kalimantan. The  land
     comprises  heavily  degraded forest and is deemed  suitable  for  oil  palm
     development  in  terms  of  soil  conditions,  terrain  and  climate.   The
     memorandum  of  understanding is subject, inter alia, to our  agricultural,
     environmental  and  financial  due  diligence.  It  is  proposed   that   a
     smallholders'  cooperative, comprising a maximum of 6,000 hectares  of  oil
     palm,  will be established in the vicinity and this will be managed by  the
     Group.

2)   Bangka Island oil-palm project
     With  regard to progress on the new, 12,000-hectare Bangka Island  project,
     700  hectares  have now been planted with oil palms to a high standard.  We
     expect the rate of further development to accelerate in the second half  of
     the year.

3)   Sale of Malaysian plantations

a)   Beradin, Lendu and Sungei Reyla Estates
     As  far  as  the sale of the Malaysian plantations is concerned,  the  last
     condition  in relation to the sale of Beradin Estate has now been satisfied
     and the last condition relating to Lendu Estate is expected to be satisfied
     imminently.  Completion of both transactions is expected  to  occur  within
     approximately  three  months. The sale proceeds in  respect  of  these  two
     estates, in addition to those arising from the sale of Sungei Reyla Estate,
     completed earlier in the year, will amount to approximately £16.3 million.

b)   Perhentian Tinggi Estate
     In addition to these three sales, I am pleased to announce that, on 10 June
     2006,  a sale and purchase agreement was signed in relation to the sale  of
     some 181 hectares of Perhentian Tinggi Estate for a total of RM17.9 million
     (approximately £2.6 million). The sale comprises two similar-sized portions
     of  the estate and, whilst completion on the first portion is scheduled  to
     occur within three months of the granting of the requisite local approvals,
     completion  on  the second portion will occur within twelve months  of  the
     satisfaction  of  these  conditions. In the meantime  the  Group  continues
     actively  to  market  for  sale the balance of 745 hectares  of  Perhentian
     Tinggi Estate.

4)   Current trading conditions
     With  regard to market conditions, the palm-oil price remains around US$430
     per  tonne which represents a satisfactory level of return to the efficient
     Indonesian producer. There are indications that the present level of prices
     remains  sustainable, having particular regard both to growing demand  from
     China  and India and to the anticipated substantial increase in the use  of
     vegetable oils, including palm oil, as a biofuel.

     With regard to the Group's Australian investments, cattle prices remain  at
     healthy levels whilst cattle-property values continue to escalate."


By order of the board
J F Elliott
Company secretary
13 June 2006



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