AVACTA GROUP PLC — Director's Dealing 2014

May 9, 2014

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Avacta Group PLC

09 May 2014

Avacta Group plc

("Avacta" or the "Group")

Director's dealing

Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the global provider of proprietary diagnostic tools, consumables and reagents for human and animal healthcare, announces that Craig Slater, Chief Operating Officer of the Group, has today purchased 641,025 Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each in the Group at a price of 1.17 pence per share.

Following this transaction, Mr Slater's total interest in the Group is 34,723,111 Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each, representing approximately 0.9% of Avacta's issued share capital.

Enquiries:

Avacta Group plc		Tel:  +44 (0) 844 414 0452
Alastair Smith, Chief Executive Officer		www.avacta.com
Tim Sykes, Chief Financial Officer
Numis Securities Limited		Tel:  +44 (0) 207 260 1000
Michael Meade / Freddie Barnfield - Nominated Adviser		www.numiscorp.com
James Black - Corporate Broking
Walbrook PR Ltd	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7933 8780 or avacta@walbrookpr.com
Anna Dunphy	Mob: +44 (0)7876 741 001
Lianne Cawthorne	Mob: +44 (0)7584 391 303

About Avacta Group plc - www.avacta.com

Avacta Group plc is a global provider of innovative technologies, consumables and reagents for the life science markets, from drug discovery to diagnostics. Avacta operates through three divisions:

Avacta Analytical www.avactaanalytical.com	High throughput analysis instrument, Optim, to help reduce the cost and risk of drug development.
Avacta Animal Health www.avactaanimalhealth.com	Veterinary diagnostics reference laboratory, diagnostic kits and newly launched in-clinic blood analyser, Sensipod.
Avacta Life Sciences www.avactalifesciences.com	Novel non-antibody affinity reagents called Affimers, with a wide range of Life Science applications in diagnostics, drug and biomarker discover and biotech research and development.

Avacta joined AIM in August 2006 and is based in Wetherby, England.

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