Holding(s) in Company

Aortech International PLC
19 April 2004


19 April 2004
                           AorTech International plc


AorTech International plc ('the Company') announces that it received
notification today from Union Investment Management Ltd that Silverslaggan AB, a
company beneficially owned by Mr Peter Gyllenhammar, acquired 11,000 Ordinary
Shares in the Company on 16 April 2004.

This increases his interest to 466,417 Ordinary Shares representing
approximately 12.2% of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company.


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