REG-Avacta Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding

Released: 13/07/2009

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RNS Number : 5905V  
  
Avacta Group PLC  
  
13 July 2009  
  
Avacta Group plc  
  
Director's Shareholding  
  
Avacta Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has received notification 
that on 10 July 2009, Alastair Smith, a director of the Company, sold 1,264,890 
ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), 
and purchased within his SIPP 1,249,498 Ordinary Shares at 1.5 pence per share. 
Following this transaction, Alastair Smith is beneficially interested in 
49,561,630 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 4.4% of the issued share 
capital of the Company.     
  
Enquiries:  
  
 
  Avacta Group plc                            Tel: 0870 835 4367             
  Alastair Smith, Chief Executive Officer                                    
  Tim Sykes, Chief Financial Officer                                         
  www.avacta.com                                                             
  Daniel Stewart & Company plc                Tel: 020 7776 6550             
  Simon Leathers/ Charlotte Stranner                                         
  www.danielstewart.co.uk                                                    
  Novum Securities Limited                    Tel: 020 7562 4700             
  Henry Turcan                                                               
  Haggie Financial LLP                        Tel: 020 7417 8989             
  Nicholas Nelson/Kathy Boate                 Nicholas.nelson@haggie.co.uk   
  
  
 
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