Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying       Surgical Innovations Group   
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights  Plc                          
are attached:                                                                  
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification (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      Barclays PLC                         
notification obligation:                                                       
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if        Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd            
different from 3):                                                             
                                          Gerrard Investment Management Ltd    
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and date on which 14 / 10 / 09                         
the threshold is crossed or reached if                                         
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:         16 / 10 / 09                         
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or    8% to 7%                             
reached:                                                                       

8: Notified Details                                                                
                                                                                   
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                
                                                                                   
Class/type   Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering        
of shares    the triggering        transaction                                     
             transaction                                                           
                                                                                   
If possible  Number of  Number of  Number of  Number of voting      Percentage of  
use ISIN     shares     voting     shares     rights                voting rights  
code                    rights                                                     
                                                                                   
                                   Direct     Direct Indirect       Direct Indirect
                                                                                   
GB0004016704 30,297,761 30,297,761 29,797,761 0      29,797,761     0.00   7.97%  
                                                                                   

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of         Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting    Percentage of  
financial       date           conversion      rights that may  voting rights  
instrument                     period/date     be acquired (if                 
                                               the instrument                  
                                               exercised/                      
                                               converted)                      
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
29,797,761                              7.97%                                 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd                                                      
                                                                               
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd                                              

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:               N/A                                    
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy       N/A                                    
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will     N/A                                    
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:             N/A                                    
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                        GEOFF SMITH                            
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone name:             [phone]