Director/PDMR Shareholding

Evolution Group PLC
22 November 2005


                            The Evolution Group Plc  
                            Directors' Shareholdings                            


For immediate release                                         22 November 2005

 

The Evolution Group Plc


Sanne Trustee Company UK Ltd as trustee of The Evolution Group Plc Employee
Share Incentive Plan Trust.

The Evolution Group Plc ("Evolution" or the "Company"), the investment bank and
retail fund management group, announces that Sanne Trustee Company UK Ltd (the
"Trustee") in its capacity as the trustee of The Evolution Group Plc Employee
Share Incentive Plan Trust (the "Plan") today purchased 1,124 Ordinary shares of
1p each at a price of 133.00 pence per share.  These shares were acquired using
funds paid to the Trustee as dividends for the Partnership and Matching shares
held by the Trustee under this Plan.  The Trustee holds the shares as Nominee
for the participants of the Plan.

The purchase and issue included the following shares in respect of certain of
its directors:

Name of         Number of    Total number of Interest of       Percentage of
Director        Ordinary     Ordinary shares director in       issued share 
                shares       held by the     Ordinary shares   capital      
                acquired by  Trustee for     including the     represented  
                the Trustee  director        shares held by    by director's
                for director following such  the Trustee for   Total        
                             acquisition     the director      Interest     
                                             ("Total                        
                                             Interest")                     

Alex Snow          15          5,447            434,549          0.19 %
Graeme Dell        15          5,447             53,267          0.02 %


The above directors' interests exclude any interests in options over ordinary
shares in the Company.

 
ENDS


For more information please contact:
The Evolution Group Plc
Graeme Dell, Finance Director      020 7071 4300



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