Financial News 2007

Additional Listing & Total Voting Rights

June 8, 2007

Asterand plc (LSE: ATD) ("Asterand" or the "Company"), announces that it has made application to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange, for 1,799,219 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Shares") to be admitted to the Official List and to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities (together, "Admission").

The applications are being made in respect of shares issued as part of the Company's SIP scheme and option exercises. It is expected that Admission will occur at 8.00am on 13 June 2007.

Subject to Admission becoming effective, the Company announces that in conformity with the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Asterand plc (LSE: ATD) would like to notify the market of the following: The Company's issued share capital consists of 110,079,056 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 5 pence per share, with voting rights (one vote per ordinary share). The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares in the Company with voting rights is 110,079,056. The above figure of 110,079,056 ordinary shares 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 Financial Service Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Contact information:
John Stchur, Company Secretary
2 Orchard Road
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 5HD
Tel No: UK: 01763 211600
Tel No: US: 001 (313) 263-0960
www.asterand.com