Issue of Equity

Driver Group plc
31 March 2006


                                Driver Group plc

                                (the 'Company')

                                Issue of equity

The Company announces that it has raised approximately £750,000 via a placing of
1,027,397 ordinary shares of 0.4p each ('Ordinary Shares') at 73p per share.
This placing will be used to help support the development of the Company.


Application has been made for the Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on
AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 5 April 2006. The Ordinary Shares
will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in issue and increase the
number of Ordinary Shares in issue to 24,232,874.


Following this placing, Unicorn Asset Management Limited will hold 1,027,397
Ordinary Shares, which represents 4.24% of the Company's issued Ordinary Share
capital.


For further information, please contact:


Steve Driver, Driver Group plc                Tel: [phone]
                                  
David Youngman, WH Ireland Limited            Tel: [phone]


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