Holding(s) in Company

Aortech International PLC
29 July 2003

AorTech International plc ('the Company') announces that it received
notification today from ISIS Asset Management plc, that as a result of two of
ISIS Asset Management's clients merging on 29 July 2003 (3PC Investment Trust
and The AIM Trust) the new (merged) client has a material interst in the
ordinary shares of the Company as shown below:

Name of Client                  No. of Shares             %                       Name of Registered Holder
Active Capital Trust            4,711,281                 12.36                   Chase Nominees Ltd



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