Issue of Equity

7th Jan 2009 07:00

For Immediate Release

Avacta Group plc

Issue of Equity

Avacta Group plc (the "Company") announces that 750,700 ordinary shares of 0.1p each ("Ordinary Shares") have been issued at a price of 3.24 pence per share pursuant to contractual obligations for services provided to the Company. 

Application has been made for 750,700 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 13 January 2009.

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue following the above issue will be 824,638,212.

7 January 2009

Enquiries:

Avacta Group plc Tim Sykes, Chief Financial Officer	Tel: 087 0835 4367
Daniel Stewart & Company Plc Lindsay Mair/Stewart Dick	Tel: 020 7776 6550
Novum Securities Limited Henry Turcan	Tel: 020 7562 4700
Haggie Financial Limited Nicholas Nelson/Kathy Boate	Tel: 020 7417 8989

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