Holding in Company

Aortech International PLC
06 August 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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

AorTech International plc


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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify): ( )


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

Man Financial Limited


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

N/A


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

31 July 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

01 August 2007


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

2%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)

                                               Number of               Number of
                                                  shares           voting Rights
                                                                          (viii)
GB0033360586                                    114,043                  114,043 


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if  Number of   Number of voting rights      % of voting
possible using the ISIN    shares              (ix)                 rights
CODE

                             Direct  Direct (x)  Indirect (xi)  Direct  Indirect

GB0033360586               Below 3%    Below 3%                Below 3% 


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/Date     exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)


N/A                N/A             N/A                               N/A     N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights      % of voting rights                                                             

113,068                                Below 3%


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

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:

A Jarrett or S Horner


14. Contact number:

[e-mail]   or  [e-mail]




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