Director/PDMR Shareholding

Evolution Group PLC
08 May 2006


                            The Evolution Group Plc
                            Directors' Shareholdings

8 May 2006


Sanne Trustee Company UK Limited as trustee of The Evolution Group Plc Employee
Share Incentive Plan Trust.

The Evolution Group Plc ("Evolution" or the "Company"), the investment bank and
retail fund management group, announces that Sanne Trustee Company UK Limited
(the "Trustee") in its capacity as the trustee of The Evolution Group Plc
Employee Share Incentive Plan Trust (the "Plan") purchased on 4 May 2006, 
8,866 Ordinary shares of 1p each at a price of 164.00 pence per share and that
Evolution has today issued 8,940 Ordinary shares of 1p each credited as fully
paid at 164.00 pence per share to the Trustee as "matching shares" under the
terms of the Plan. The Trustee holds the shares as Nominee for the participants
of the Plan.


The purchase and issue included the following shares in respect of certain of
its directors:

Name of    Number of     Total number of    Interest of director  Percentage of
Director   Ordinary      Ordinary shares    in Ordinary shares    issued share
           shares        held by the        including the shares  capital
           acquired by   Trustee for        held by the Trustee   represented
           the Trustee   director following for the director      by director's
           for director  such acquisition   ("Total Interest")    Total Interest

Alex Snow      152            6,409             3,019,579            1.31 %

Graeme Dell    152            6,409                54,229            0.02 % 


The above directors' interests exclude any interests in options over ordinary
shares in the Company.


For more information please contact:

The Evolution Group Plc
Yew Meng Fong, Company Secretary    020 7071 4300


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