Director Shareholding

Evolution Group PLC
22 May 2001


                     Evolution Group Plc ('the Company')

                              Directors Dealing

The Company has today been informed that the following directors have today
purchased ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company at a price
of 70p per share, as follows:


               Shares      % of issued  Resulting        % of issued class held
             acquired   class acquired    holding   following this notification


Alex Snow     180,000            0.16%    180,000                         0.16%
James Kenny   106,000            0.09%    106,000                         0.09%
James          14,000            0.01%  2,693,609                         2.38%
Chilcott
Richard       178,571            0.16%  2,858,180                         2.52%
Griffiths
Michael        55,000            0.05%     55,000                         0.05%
Read
Total         533,571            0.47% 14,483,126                         12.8%


All of the above holdings are beneficial holdings of the relevant director and
are registered in the name of the relevant director.


22 May 2001