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:

 

Getz Bros. & Co., Inc.

 

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

 

N/A

 

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:

 

28 June 2007       

           

 

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

 

18% - 14%


 

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 49,248,810 49,248,810 49,248,810 49,248,810          13.17%         
                                                                                 

 

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
                                          
      49,248,810              13.17%      
                                          

 

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:

 

R Simkins

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

[phone]

 

 

Surgical Innovations Group plc                                 
                                                               
Graham Bowland (Finance Director)                 0113 230 7597
                                                               
                                  [e-mail]
                                                               

 

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