Total voting rights

OCTOPUS PROTECTED VCT PLC

29 November 2007

VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Octopus Protected  VCT
PLC notifies the market of the following: Octopus Protected VCT PLC's
capital consists of 27,336,444 ordinary  shares with a nominal  value
of 10 pence each, with voting rights. Octopus Protected VCT PLC  does
not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Octopus Protected VCT
PLC is 27,336,444.

The  figure  of  27,336,444  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 VCT PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

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