Form 8 (OPD) (Evolution Group

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(a) Identity of the party to the offer making the disclosure:	EVOLUTION GROUP PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each party to the offer	EVOLUTION GROUP PLC
(d) Is the party to the offer making the disclosure the offeror or the offeree?	OFFEROR
(e) Date position held:	29 SEPTEMBER 2010
(f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?	YES If YES, specify which: PANMURE GORDON & CO PLC

Class of relevant security:
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0	0	0	0
(2) Derivatives (other than options):	0	0	0	0
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	0	0	0	0

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:
ORDINARY SHARES
A Snow (Director)	5,630,002*	2.424%
M Gray (Director)	35,000	0.015%
I MacLaurin (Director)	125,800	0.054%
P Gibbs (Director)	100,000	0.043%
M Nicholls (Director)	20,000	0.009%
C Chambers (Director)	126,000	0.054%
P Howell (Director)	1,774**	0.001%
Williams de Broe Ltd on behalf of discretionary clients	988,747	0.426%
TOTAL	7,027,323	3.025%
* Total includes 21,184 shares held under the 2003 Share Incentive Plan **All shares are held under the 2003 Share Incentive Plan

OPTIONS	Alex Snow	Andrew Westenberger
2002 ESIP Amount	2,000,000
Grant Date	19 May 2009
Exercise Price	1p per share
Vesting Date	19 May 2011
2002 ESIP Amount	175,179	150,000
Grant Date	8 April 2009	8 April 2009
Exercise Price	1p per share	1p per share
Vesting Date	8 April 2012	8 April 2012
2002 ESIP Amount	378,151	89,286
Grant Date	25 March 2010	25 March 2010
Exercise Price	1p per share	1p per share
Vesting Date	25 March 2013	25 March 2013
2002 ESIP		200,000
Grant Date		26 April 2010
Exercise Price		1p per share
Vesting Date		8 April 2013

Total 2002 ESIP Shares Under Option	2,553,330	439,286

2010 Partnership Equity Plan - JSOP	3,500,000	2,000,000
Grant Date	25 March 2010	25 March 2010
Vesting Dates (see below)	25 March 2013 25 March 2014 25 March 2015	25 March 2013 25 March 2014 25 March 2015
Details	Alex Snow subscribed for partnership equity representing a potential interest of up to a maximum of 3.5m ordinary shares at an aggregate subscription cost of £175,000	Andrew Westenberger subscribed for partnership equity representing a potential interest of up to a maximum of 2m ordinary shares at an aggregate subscription cost of £100,000
JSOP Rules Subject to satisfying certain financial and other performance conditions, including achievement of share price growth in the Company above a hurdle rate, together with continued employment, the potential interests in ordinary shares can be realised in three equal tranches after the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of grant.
Definitions JSOP - Joint Share Ownership Plan ESIP - Executive Share Incentive Plan

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)	NO
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)	NO

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Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	-
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	-

Date of disclosure:	30 SEPTEMBER 2010
Contact name:	TONY LEE
Telephone number:	020 7071 4300