Evolution Securities 31 October 2006 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader EVOLUTION SECURITIES LTD Company dealt in DEAL GROUP MEDIA Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) ORD Date of dealing 30/10/2006 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of Highest price Lowest price securities paid paid purchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 100,000 2.75 GBX 2.75 GBX Total number of Highest price Lowest price securities received received sold (Note 3) (Note 3) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price per name, (Note 4) securities unit e.g. CFD (Note 5) (Note 3) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g selling, securities price e.g. date moneypaid call purchasing, to which American, /received option varying etc the option European per unit relates etc. (Note 3) (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, Number of securities Exercise price per e.g. call unit option (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 31/10/2006 Contact name NGAIRE STONE Telephone number 020 7071 4405 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected DEAL GROUP MEDIA PLC Nature of connection (Note 6) Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange