Statement re Disclosure and Transparency Rules

ADVANCED SMARTCARD TECHNOLOGIES (the "Company")

                               Total Voting Rights

14 December 2006

In  accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules the Company  announces
that it currently has 239,800,052 Ordinary Shares of 0.03p each in issue, each
share carrying the right to one vote.


For further information contact:

Advanced Smartcard Technologies plc    01355 268521
David Braddock, Managing Director
Stephen Naylor, Finance Director

SVS Securities plc                     020 7638 5600
Ian Callaway
Peter Manfield
                                       020 7512 0191
ARM Corporate Finance Limited
Nick Harriss