Holding(s) in Company

The Evolution Group Plc

TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

19 December 2011

The Evolution Group Plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 16 December 2011 from Norges Bank that in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, on 15 December 2011 Norge Bank had increased their direct holding of voting rights in the Company from 11,503,139 ordinary shares of 1p each of the Company ("Shares") to 11,666,649 Shares representing 5.01% of the issued shares of the Company.

This notification is in respect of an increase in voting rights above the 5% threshold and follows the announcement on 23 November 2011 notifying the increase in the Norge Bank holding to 9,462,415 Shares.

Legal entity subject to Notification Obligation: Norges Bank; Tel 00 47 24 07 33 30; Contact: Jeannette Ronne.

For more information please contact:

The Evolution Group Plc

Tony Lee, Company Secretary Tel: 0207 071 4300