Issue of Equity

Avacta Group plc                                

                                Issue of Equity                                

Avacta Group plc (the "Company") announces that 750,700 ordinary shares of 0.1p
each ("Ordinary Shares") have been issued at an average price of 4.79 pence per
share pursuant to contractual obligations for services provided to the Company.

Application has been made for the admission of the 750,700 new Ordinary Shares
to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 31 July 2007.

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue following the above issue is
778,478,042.

26 July 2007

Enquiries:

Avacta Group plc 0870 835 4367

Tim Sykes, Chief Financial Officer

 

WH Ireland Limited 0161 832 2174

David Youngman