BERTAM HOLDINGS PLC

Oil palm plantations and property development in Malaysia

Directors' share interests


1.   Mr P E Hadsley-Chaplin
We  have been advised by Mr P E Hadsley-Chaplin, a director of  the
Company,  that he has today been  granted options to subscribe  for
80,000 shares of 10p each at an exercise price of 247.5p per share.
Mr  Hadsley-Chaplin's present interest in the issued share  capital
of the Company is as follows:

     Beneficial           Non-beneficial         Share options
       37,898                  Nil                  440,000

2.   Mr P A Fletcher
We have been advised by Mr P A Fletcher, a director of the Company,
that  he  has  today been granted options to subscribe  for  80,000
shares  of  10p each at an exercise price of 247.5p per  share.  Mr
Fletcher's  present  interest in the issued share  capital  of  the
Company is as follows:

     Beneficial           Non-beneficial         Share options
        1,099                  Nil                  440,000

3.   Mr O D Wilkinson
We  have  been  advised  by Mr O D Wilkinson,  a  director  of  the
Company,  that  he has today been granted options to subscribe  for
30,000 shares of 10p each at an exercise price of 247.5p per share.
Mr  Wilkinson's present interest in the issued share capital of the
Company is as follows:

     Beneficial           Non-beneficial         Share options
         Nil                   Nil                  142,500


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