Holding(s) in Company

M. P. Evans Group PLC
28 March 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:



M.P. Evans Group PLC



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (    )



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (NO)



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO)



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO)



Other: Notification of holding at 20 Jan 2007 (YES)



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:



JPMorgan Chase & Co.





4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):



JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):



N/A



6. Date on which issuer notified:



7 February 2007





7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



5%




8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of       Situation of previous to the      Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction
shares if possible     Triggering transaction
using ISIN code      Number of   Number of voting    Number of   Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
                      shares          rights          shares
                                                                   Direct      Indirect    Direct   Indirect
M.P. Evans Group        N/A             N/A             N/A          N/A      3,517,103       0        6.9
PLC



GB0007538100





B: Financial Instruments


Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction
 Type of Financial     Expiration Date   Exercise / Conversion  Number of Voting rights that   % of voting
     Instrument                              Period /Date          may be acquired if the        rights
                                                                 instrument is exercised /
                                                                         converted




Total (A + B)


          Number of Voting Rights                        % of voting rights
                 3,517,103                                       6.9



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable


Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co.: 3,517,103 voting rights (6.90%)

Holdings controlled by undertakings of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are as follows:

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 3,517,103 voting rights (6.90%)



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



N/A



13. Additional information:



This is notification of disclosable holding as at 20 January 2007



14. Contact name:



Tracey Young



15. Contact telephone number:



020 7325 4513






Hanson Westhouse Limited                                       020 7601 6100
Bill Staple / Martin Davison





Annex Notification of Major Interests in Shares



A. Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation



Full Name (including legal form for legal entities)



JPMorgan Chase & Co.



Contact address (registered office for legal entities)



270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017



Phone number



001 212 270 6000



Other Useful Information



-





B. Identity of the notifier, if applicable



Full name



Tracey Young



Contact address



JPMorgan  Chase Bank, N.A., 13th floor, 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ



Phone number



020 7325 4513



Other Useful Information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation)



Authorised adviser





C. Additional Information



NA


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