Issue of Options

Driver Group plc
29 June 2006

                                Driver Group plc

                                Issue of options



Driver Group plc ('the Company') announces that, on 28 June 2006, the Company
resolved to grant options in respect of 915,000 ordinary shares of 0.4p each ('
Ordinary Shares') in the capital of the Company ('Options') under the Company's
EMI option scheme.  275,000 Options have been granted to David Webster, a
director of the Company.  As a result, David Webster is now interested in
275,000 Options, representing 30.1% of the number of Options in issue, and
1,815,068 Ordinary Shares, representing 7.3% of the issued share capital of the
Company.  The remaining Options have been granted to various employees.  The
Options have been granted at an exercise price of 73.5p and are exercisable
between three and ten years from the date of grant.



For further information, please contact:



Steve Driver, Driver Group plc                              Tel: [phone]
David Youngman, WH Ireland Limited                          Tel: [phone]




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