Director/PDMR Shareholding

Evolution Group PLC
24 July 2007


The Evolution Group Plc

24 July 2007


                            The Evolution Group Plc

                            Directors' Shareholdings



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") on 23 July 2007 purchased 5,088
Ordinary Shares of 1p each at a price of 132 pence per share and 322 Ordinary
Shares of 1p each at a price of 131.5 pence per share. These shares were 
acquired using funds paid to the Trustee as dividends for the partnership and 
matching shares held by the Trustee under the Plan.

The Trustee holds the shares as Nominee for the participants of the Plan.

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

Name of Director       Number of Total number of     Interest of   Percentage of
                 Ordinary shares Ordinary shares     director in    issued share
                 acquired by the     held by the Ordinary shares         capital
                     Trustee for     Trustee for   including the  represented by
                        director        director  shares held by      director's
                                  following such the Trustee for  Total Interest
                                     acquisition    the director
                                                         ("Total
                                                      Interest")
Alex Snow                   65           9,063       3,022,233           1.354 %
Graeme Dell                 65           9,063       1,130,009           0.506 %
Andrew Umbers                5           1,045         101,045           0.045 %




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



For more information please contact:
The Evolution Group Plc
Tony Lee, Group Company Secretary                            Tel: [phone]



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