M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC

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

GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS

On 19 June 2012, the Company granted 50,000 options to one of its directors, Mr Tristan RJ Price, and 30,000 options to a senior employee, to subscribe for shares of 10p each at an exercise price of 403.208p 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 19 June 2015 and 19 June 2022.

21 June 2012

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC                                                                                       Telephone: 01892 516333

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman                                                

Philip Fletcher, managing director

Tristan Price, finance director