M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC

("Company" or "M.P. Evans")

DIRECTORS' SHARE INTERESTS AND GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS

The Company has today been notified that the interests of two of its directors, Mr P E Hadsley-Chaplin and Mr P A Fletcher, in the issued share capital ("ISC") of the Company have each increased by 250,000 following gifts made by Mrs M M Hadsley-Chaplin on 23 January 2013.   The share transfers were made for nil consideration. 

The interests of Mr P E Hadsley-Chaplin and of Mr P A Fletcher and his wife in the ISC of the Company are now as follows:-

The Company was also notified today that Mrs M M Hadsley-Chaplin disposed of a total of 750,000 shares in the Company by way of gift for nil consideration on 23 January 2013.  The interest of Mrs M M Hadsley-Chaplin in the ISC of the Company is now as follows: -

On 17 January 2013, the Company granted 50,000 options to one of its directors, Mr T R J Price, to subscribe for shares of 10p each.  The exercise price for the 5,750 options granted under the Approved Executive Share-Option Plan 2012 is 520.00p per share, the closing mid-market price on the dealing day prior to the date of the grant.  The exercise price for the 44,250 options granted under the Unapproved Executive Share-Option Plan 2012 is 510.00p per share, the average of the closing mid-market prices on the three dealing days prior to the date of the grant. These options are exercisable at any time between 17 January 2016 and 17 January 2023.

Following the above transactions, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 54,871,402.  This figure of 54,871,402 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1.

24 January 2013

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC                                                                                       Telephone: 01892 516333

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman                                                

Philip Fletcher, managing director

Tristan Price, finance director