Acquisition

M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC ("MPE" OR THE "GROUP")

             Purchase of Australian beef-cattle and arable property


MPE is pleased to announce that contracts have been exchanged with regard to the
Group's acquisition of a cattle and arable-farming property, "Baquabah",  for  a
total  consideration of A$5.0 million (approximately £2.0 million). The contract
is  due  to be completed on 8 December 2006 and the acquisition will be financed
by a combination of cash and loan finance.

Baquabah  comprises  4,097  hectares and is contiguous  both  with  the  Group's
existing  beef-cattle  growing  properties,  Woodlands  and  Flinton,  and  with
Springmount,  which  the  Group  has also recently  contracted  to  acquire,  as
announced  on  22  September 2006. All these properties  are  located  some  120
kilometres  north  west  of  Goondiwindi  in  Southern  Queensland.   Once   the
acquisitions of both Baquabah and Springmount have been completed, the  enlarged
aggregation (comprising all four properties) will extend to 31,090 hectares.

By 2008, assuming normal seasonal rainfall, it is expected that some 19,000 head
of cattle will be able to be turned off each year from the enlarged aggregation.
The  increased area, which will be managed by the present manager  of  Woodlands
and  Flinton, Michael Wright, will permit additional economies of  scale  to  be
achieved.

The   enlarged   aggregation  has  recently  been  valued  at   A$33.5   million
(approximately  £13.4 million) and will be one of the largest  of  its  kind  in
Southern Queensland.




By order of the board
J F Elliott
Company secretary
13 November 2006



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