Result of EGM

Advanced Smartcard Technologies plc
12 July 2007


                      Advanced Smartcard Technologies plc
                            ("AST" or the "Company")

                    Result of Extraordinary General Meeting


The Company announces that at the Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier
today the Resolution with respect to the AST Management Arrangements under Rule
16 of the City Code in relation to the recommended cash offer for AST by
Trainline Investments Holdings Limited (the "Offer") was passed by the
Independent Shareholders.

As indicated in the offer document posted to Shareholders dated 26 June 2007
(the "Offer Document"), the first closing date of the Offer is 1.00pm (London
time) on 17 July 2007.

Terms defined in the Offer Document shall have the same meanings in this
announcement.


For further information contact:

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Tom Doyle, Non Executive Chairman
David Braddock, Chief Executive
Stephen Naylor, Finance Director

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Phil Adams
Adrian Reed

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Ian Callaway
Peter Manfield

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David Youngman

Responsibility

The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the information contained
in this statement.  To the best of their knowledge and belief (having taken all
reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in
this statement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely
to affect the import of such information.


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