Director/PDMR Shareholding

Evolution Group PLC
06 October 2005

Evolution Group Plc
Directors' Shareholdings

For immediate release                                             6 October 2005


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") yesterday purchased 9,266
Ordinary shares of 1p each at a price of 149.25 pence per share and that
Evolution has today issued 9,272 Ordinary shares of 1p each credited as fully
paid at 149.25 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 by
            the Trustee  director          for the director      director's
            for          following such    ("Total Interest")    Total
            director     acquisition                             Interest

Alex Snow          168             5,248               434,350   0.20 %
Graeme             168             5,248                53,068   0.02 %
Dell
Richard            168             5,248             5,840,188   2.63 %
Griffiths


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

                                      ENDS


For more information please contact:

The Evolution Group Plc
Graeme Dell, Finance Director                 020 7071 4300






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