Total voting rights

OCTOPUS PROTECTED VCT plc

31 January 2007

VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional
provision 6, Octopus Protected VCT plc is required to notify the
market of the following:

Octopus Protected VCT plc's issued share capital consists of
6,849,344 ordinary shares of nominal value 100p each with voting
rights.  None of these ordinary shares are held in Treasury.

Therefore, currently the total number of voting rights in Octopus
Protected VCT plc is 6,849,344.

The above figure (6,849,344) may be used by shareholders 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, Octopus Protected plc under the FSA's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

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