Holding(s) in Company

2 April 2007

M.P. Evans Group PLC


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)   Identity of Issuer
     M.P. Evans Group PLC

2)   Reason for notification
     Transparency Directive

3)   Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
     Alcatel Bell Pensioenfonds VZW

4)   Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)
     N/A

5)   Date of the Transaction
     20 January 2007 (following introduction of the EU Transparency Directive)

6)   Date on which issuer notified
     30 March 2007

7)   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached
     11%

8)   Notified Details
     Class/type of shares if possible using ISIN code
     M.P. Evans Group PLC GB0007538100

     Number of Shares
     5,733,497

     (A) Voting Rights attached to shares
          Number of Voting Rights (Direct) 5,733,497
          % of Voting Rights (Direct) 11.25%
          Number of Voting Rights (Indirect)  -
          % of Voting Rights (Indirect)  -
     (B) Financial Instruments
          None
     Total (A)+(B)
          Total number of Voting Rights  5,733,497
          Total % of Voting Rights  11.25%

9)   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
     and/or the financial instruments are effectively held
     N/A

10)  Name of Proxy holder
     N/A

11)  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold
     N/A

12)  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights
     N/A

13)  Additional information
     This is notification of disclosable holding as at 20 January 2007

14)  Contact name
     John F Elliott, Company Secretary, M.P.Evans Group PLC

15)  Contact telephone number
     01892 676141