Acquisition

5 November 2008

M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC ("M.P. EVANS" or the "Company")

Completion of acquisition

On 3 October 2008 it was announced that a conditional agreement had been reached
with  Mr J D Shaw, a director  of  M.P. Evans, to  acquire Sandlark Pty  Limited
("Sandlark"),  an  Australian  company owned by Mr  Shaw  and  his  wife,  whose
principal  asset  is  its  holding of 302,607 shares  in  The  North  Australian
Pastoral Company Pty. Limited.

The  purchase price for Sandlark was A$2,467,297 which was to be settled by  way
of  the  issue  to  Mr  and  Mrs Shaw  of 389,577  new  M.P. Evans  shares.  The
transaction  was  subject to the approval of the Australian  Foreign  Investment
Review Board, which has now been granted.

Accordingly, application will be made to the London Stock Exchange plc  for  the
admission  of  389,577  new  shares to trading  on  AIM  which  is  expected  on
12  November  2008. Following the issue of the new shares, the Company's  issued
share capital will consist of 52,101,585 shares of 10p each with voting rights.

For further information:

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

Panmure Gordon                        020 7459 3600
Edward Farmer
Rakesh Sharma