Placing of existing shares

M. P. Evans Group PLC
20 November 2006



20 November 2006

                      M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

                      Placing of existing ordinary shares


The board announces that M.P. Evans Malaysia Sdn. Berhad ('MPEM') has today
placed 350,000 existing ordinary shares of the Company at 300 pence per share
(the 'Placing Shares'). MPEM is an 80.5 per cent subsidiary of the Company and
the Placing Shares, which represent some 57 per cent of its shareholding in the
Company, were received by MPEM as a result of the merger of Rowe Evans
Investments PLC with Bertam Holdings PLC and Lendu Holdings PLC in February
2005.

The proceeds from the sale of the Placing Shares will be used to fund investment
in the Group's new Indonesian oil-palm projects.


Enquiries:

M. P. Evans Group PLC                          01892 516333
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin                          Joint Managing Director

Hudson Sandler                                 020 7796 4133
Andrew Hayes
James White





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