Statement re. Indonesian litigation

M.P. Evans Group PLC ("The Group")

                                 Sennah lawsuit

                                                                  14 August 2007



The  board is pleased to announce that DR H Rahmat Shah's appeal to the  Supreme
Court  in  Jakarta to overturn the ruling, in the Group's favour, of  the  Medan
District   Court  and  Jakarta  Administration  Court  has  been   unsuccessful.
Accordingly, the sale and purchase agreement signed in March 2002 stands.  Under
this  agreement  the Group, through its 80% subsidiary, PT Pangkatan  Indonesia,
acquired  80% of PT Sembada Sennah Maju, the owner of the 1,813-hectare oil-palm
estate, Sennah, in Sumatra. It is possible that Mr. Shah may file a request  for
a  judicial  review to the Supreme Court but only if he is able to  produce  new
evidence  in support of such a review. The Group's Indonesian legal advisers  do
not consider this a likely prospect.


For further information, you are invited to contact any of the following:

M.P. Evans Group PLC                  01892 516333
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin
Joint Managing Director

Hudson Sandler                        020 7796 4133
Andrew Hayes
James White

Panmure Gordon (Broking) Limited      020 7459 3600
Rakesh Sharma
Tom Nicholson