BERTAM HOLDINGS PLC

Oil palm plantations and property
development in Malaysia

The  Company has today purchased 52,470 of its issued shares of 10p each
for a consideration of 237.5p per share.

The   revised  issued  share  capital,  following  completion  of   this
transaction, will be �2,781,840.30 divided into 27,818,403 shares of 10p
each.

By order of the board
M.P. Evans (UK) Limited
Secretaries
26 February 2003