Holding(s) in Company

Aortech International PLC
13 September 2006


             AorTech International plc ('AorTech' or 'the Company')

                               Holding in Company


AorTech (AIM: AOR) announces that it received notification from Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc., that it, by virtue of interests held through its subsidiary
companies, is interested in a total of 181,500 ordinary shares, representing
approximately 4.76% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.


13 September 2006


For further information please contact:


AorTech International plc

Frank Maguire, Chief Executive [phone]


Hogarth Partnership Limited

Andrew Jacques/Sarah Richardson 020 7357 9477


Visit AorTech's website at: www.aortech.com


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