Transaction in Own Shares

Evolution Group PLC
20 October 2005

Evolution Group plc
Transactions in own shares

For immediate release                                            20 October 2005
                              Evolution Group plc
                                        
The Evolution Group Plc ("the Company") announces that on 19 October 2005, 
Evolution EBT Limited, as Trustee of The Evolution Group Plc Employees' Share 
Trust ("the Trust") (a discretionary trust of which all employees of The 
Evolution Group Plc and its subsidiaries are potential beneficiaries), purchased 
200,000 Ordinary 1p Shares ("Shares") in the Company at £1.339 per share.

The Executive Directors are deemed for Companies Act purposes to be interested 
in all Shares held by the Trust.

The Trust now holds a total of 7,492,621 Shares representing 3.37% of the 
Company's issued share capital.

                                      ENDS

For more information please contact:
The Evolution Group Plc (www.evolution-group.com)

Graeme Dell, Finance Director                       020 7071 4300






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