M P Evans Regulatory News (MPE)

Transaction in Own Shares

M.P. Evans Group PLC (the "Company") announces that it has purchased for cancellation (through Peel Hunt LLP acting as the Company's broker) the following number of its shares of 10p each on the London Stock Exchange.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 54,515,127 shares in issue. All of the shares have equal voting rights and there are no shares held in treasury. This figure 54,515,127 represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Peel Hunt on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC Telephone: +44 (0) 1892 516333

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, Chairman

Tristan Price, Chief Executive

Matthew Coulson, Finance Director

Peel Hunt LLP Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

Dan Webster

George Sellar

Guy Pengelley

finnCap Telephone: +44 (0)20 7220 0500

Tim Redfern

Chris Raggett

Hudson Sandler Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133

Charlie Jack

Bertie Berger

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions