Total voting rights

OCTOPUS PROTECTED VCT PLC
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL
In  conformity   with  the   Transparency  Directive's   transitional
provision 6, Octopus Protected VCT plc (the "Company") would like  to
notify the  market  that  the  capital of  the  Company  consists  of
27,386,926 ordinary shares  with a  nominal value of  10p each,  with
voting rights.  The Company  does  not hold  any ordinary  shares  in
Treasury.
Therefore, the  total  number of  voting  rights in  the  Company  is
27,386,926 (the "Figure").
The Figure may  be used by  shareholders as the  denominator for  the
calculations by which  they will  determine if they  are required  to
notify their  interest in,  or  a change  to  their interest  in  the
Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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