Holding(s) in Company

4 Jan 2011 18:28

Avacta Group plc ("Avacta" or "the Company") Holdings in Company

The Company was notified on 31 December 2010 that IP Group Plc ("IP Group"), a substantial shareholder of the Company, had purchased 1,375,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in Avacta ("Ordinary Shares") at £0.0086 per share on 29 December 2010.

IP Group then purchased an additional 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares on 31 December 2010 at £0.0093 per share.

Alan Aubrey is a Non-Executive Director of the Company and the CEO of IP Group. As a result of these transactions, his direct holding in the issued share capital of the Company has remained unchanged but his indirect holding has increased from 0.108% to 0.109%.

IP Group now has a beneficial interest in 363,995,694 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 25.34% of the issued share capital.

Enquiries:

Avacta Group plc Tel: 0844 414 0452 Alastair Smith, Chief Executive Officer Tim Sykes, Chief Financial Officer Broker - XCAP Securities Plc Tel: 020 7101 7070 John Grant/Karen Kelly/David Newton NOMAD - Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Tel: 020 7383 5100 Philip Secrett/Colin Aaronson/David Hignell PR - NexFin Nicholas Nelson Tel: 07921 522 920 nicholas.nelson@nexfin.co

The Company's website is www.avacta.com