Sennah Estate Lawsuit

M. P. EVANS GROUP PLC


SENNAH ESTATE LAWSUIT


Further to the announcement made on 18 May 2004, the board is pleased to  report
that  the  appeal to the High Court in Medan, Indonesia has been successful  and
the decision of the Medan District Court on 12 May 2004 has been reversed.

As  referred to in note 25 of the 2003 annual report, on 9 September 2003, DR  H
Rahmat  Shah,  the 20% shareholder of PT Sembada Sennah Maju which  owns  Sennah
Estate,  filed  a  lawsuit  against  the 80% shareholder  of  that  company,  PT
Pangkatan Indonesia, which is itself 80% owned by M. P. Evans Group PLC.  Sennah
Estate  consists  of  1,813 hectares and forms part of  the  Group's  Indonesian
plantations  of  which 10,014 hectares are held through majority-held  companies
and  25,276  hectares are owned by associated companies.  The  lawsuit  demanded
that  the sale and purchase agreement dated 19 March 2002, by which PT Pangkatan
Indonesia  acquired  its  80%  holding in PT  Sembada  Sennah  Maju,  should  be
cancelled.

On  12  May  2004, the Medan District Court found in favour of DR H Rahmat  Shah
ordering  that the shares be handed back to him and that he repay  the  purchase
consideration  of some US$3.61 million to PT Pangkatan Indonesia  within  twelve
months.   However, PT Pangkatan Indonesia immediately lodged an  appeal  to  the
Medan  High Court seeking to have the District Court's decision set aside.   The
appeal  was successful, allowing PT Pangkatan Indonesia to retain its shares  in
PT Sembada Sennah Maju.



By order of the board
J F Elliott
Secretary
16 February 2005