Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Surgical Innovations Group Plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (    )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (NO)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (YES)


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Barclays PLC            


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

12 June 2007       


6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 June 2007                   
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

9% to 6%


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation of previous   Resulting Situation after the triggering  
of shares if   to the Triggering                   transaction                 
possible          transaction                                                  
using ISIN                                                                     
code         Number of  Number of  Number of  Number of voting    % of voting  
               shares     voting     shares        rights           rights     
                          rights                                               
                                              Direct  Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                                               
GB0004016704 24,218,352 24,218,352 24,218,352   0    24,218,352  0.00    6.48  
                                                                               

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
  Type of   Expiration  Exercise /    Number of Voting rights that may   % of  
 Financial     Date     Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  voting 
Instrument             Period /Date        exercised / converted        rights 
                                                                               
 

Total (A + B)

Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights
                                          
      24,218,352               6.48       
                                          

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

N/A


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:

N/A
 

14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913

 

Surgical Innovations Group plc
Graham Bowland (Finance Director)                  0113 230 7597                                            
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Hanson Westhouse Limited                           0113 246 2610
Tim Feather / Matthew Johnson