Total Voting Rights

Avacta Group PLC
31 January 2008


                        Avacta Group plc (the 'Company')

                              Total Voting Rights


For the purposes of the provisions of the Financial Services Authority's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of ordinary shares of 0.1p
each in the capital of the Company in issue as at the date of this notice is
800,807,427 with each share carrying the right to one vote.


There are no shares held in treasury.


Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 800,807,427.


The above figure may be used by shareholders of the Company as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the
Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


For further information please contact:


Tim Sykes, Chief Financial Officer   Avacta Group plc        Tel:  [phone]

David Youngman                       WH Ireland Limited      Tel:  [phone]


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