Director/PDMR Shareholding

Evolution Group PLC
05 June 2006

                            The Evolution Group Plc
                            Directors' Shareholdings

The Evolution Group Plc
5 June 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") today purchased 9,270 Ordinary
shares of 1p each at a price of 162.00 pence per share and that Evolution has
today issued 6,867 Ordinary shares of 1p each credited as fully paid at 162.00
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 by
          the Trustee   director following  for the director      director's
          for director  such acquisition    ("Total Interest")    Total Interest

Alex Snow       154          6,563              3,019,733            1.31 %
Graeme Dell     154          6,563                 54,383            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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