Director Shareholding

Evolution Group PLC
29 June 2001

                             The Evolution Group Plc

                                 Grant of options

The remuneration committee of The Evolution Group Plc ('the Company') has
today granted options over ordinary shares of 1p each ('Ordinary Shares') to
the following directors pursuant to the rules of The Evolution Group Plc
Executive Share Option Scheme:

                                                                              
  Name                 Number of Ordinary   Exercise price     Total number of
                        Shares of 1p each                      Ordinary Shares
                       over which options                           over which
                                     held                     options now held

  James Kenny                   1,500,000            52.3p           4,591,565
  James Chilcott                1,500,000            52.3p           6,021,404
  Alex Snow                     1,500,000            52.3p           5,091,565
  Richard Griffiths             1,500,000            52.3p           4,591,565

The above options may be exercised at any time after the third anniversary of
the date of the grant up to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

Exercise of the above options is subject to the average closing bid price of
the Company's Ordinary Shares being, for a consecutive 60 day period
following the date of grant, no less than the following prices, whereupon the
percentage of options shown against the price will be exerciseable:

                                                          
Share Price    % of options becoming
                        exerciseable

90p                               25
110p                              25
130p                              25
150p                              25

No consideration was paid for the grant of any of the abovementioned options.