M. P. Evans Group PLC

(the "Company")

Transfer of shares by directors and PDMR shareholding

The Company announces that it has been notified of the transfer on 12 July 2012 by Mr P E Hadsley-Chaplin, director, of 4,000 shares at a price of 522.5p per share into his Self-Invested Personal Pension ("SIPP") whilst Mr P A Fletcher, director, transferred 5,000 shares at a price of 522.5p per share into his SIPP.

As a result of this, these directors' holdings in the shares of the Company remain as follows:-

Mr P E Hadsley-Chaplin

Beneficial 1,311,717 (2.39% of ISC)

Non-beneficial 25,000 (0.05% of ISC)

Options 26,895

Mr P A Fletcher

Beneficial 976,040 (1.78% of ISC)

Non-beneficial 51,361 (0.10% of ISC)

Options 26,895

Following the above transactions, the total number of voting rights in the Company remains 54,784,761.

The above figure of 54,784,761 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.

13 July 2012

Enquiries:

M. P. Evans Group PLC

Telephone 01892 516333

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin

Philip Fletcher

Tristan Price

Peel Hunt LLP

Telephone 020 7418 8900

Dan Webster

Matthew Armitt

Hudson Sandler

Telephone 020 7796 4133

Charlie Jack

Katie Matthews