Holding(s) in Company

5 December 2008

M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)   Identity of Issuer
       M.P. Evans Group PLC

2)   Reason for notification
       Acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3)   Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
       Mrs Margaret Mary Hadsley-Chaplin

4)   Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)
       N/A

5)   Date of the Transaction
       4 December 2008

6)   Date on which issuer notified
       4 December 2008

7)   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached
       5%

8)   Notified Details
       Class/type of shares if possible using ISIN code
       M.P. Evans Group PLC GB0007538100

       Number of Shares
       2,642,254

      (A)  Voting Rights attached to shares
              Number of Voting Rights (Direct) 2,642,254
              % of Voting Rights (Direct) 5.07%
              Number of Voting Rights (Indirect)  -
              % of Voting Rights (Indirect)  -
      (B)  Financial Instruments
             None
             Total (A)+(B)
             Total number of Voting Rights  2,642,254
             Total % of Voting Rights  5.07%

9)   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
       and/or the financial instruments are effectively held
       N/A

10)  Name of 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
       300,000 shares purchased on 4 December 2008 @ 160.5p per share

14)  Contact name
       John F Elliott, Company Secretary, M.P.Evans Group PLC

15)  Contact telephone number
       01892 676141