Holding in Company

Aminex PLC
09 August 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):



Aminex PLC



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (    )



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Y )



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( N )



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( N )



Other (please specify) : ( Y ) Acquisition of warrants



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):



James Passim, as member of FGS Advisors, LLC and of FG2 Advisors, LLC



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



Firebird Global Master Fund, Ltd.

Firebird Global Master Fund II, Ltd.



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):



July 11, 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:



August 7, 2007



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



6%



8. Notified details:



.................





A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)

Ordinary
ISIN: IS0003073255                8,996,636                          8,996,636





Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect

Ordinary
ISIN: IS0003073255                                                 15,787,741                       6.52%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.


Warrants        December 15, 2007     GBP 0.34                  448,318                     0.19%

Warrants        August 31, 2009       GBP 0.22                  3,270,552                   1.35%





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


19,506,611                     8.06%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):



The voting rights associated with the shares described in Question 8 are held
directly by (i) Firebird Global Master Fund, Ltd., which holds the voting rights
associated with 11,362,741 ordinary shares of the issuer, representing 4.7% of
the total voting rights of the issuer, and the voting rights associated with
2,331,370 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of certain warrants (448,318
of such warrants expiring on December 15, 2007 and the remiander expiring on
August 31, 2009), representing an additional 0.96% of the total voting rights of
the issuer, and (ii) Firebird Global Master Fund II, Ltd., which holds the
voting rights associated with 4,425,000 ordinary shares of the issuer,
representing approximately 1.83% of the total voting rights of the issuer, and
the voting rights associated with 1,387,500 ordinary shares issuable upon
conversion of certain warrants (such warrants expiring on August 31, 2009),
representing an additional 0.57% of the total voting rights of the issuer.   FGS
Advisors, LLC serves as the investment manager of Firebird Global Master Fund,
Ltd. and is controlled by James Passin, who controls the exercise of these
voting rights. FG2 Advisors, LLC serves as the investment manager of Firebird
Global Master Fund II, Ltd. and is controlled by James Passin, who controls the
exercise of these voting rights.



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:





11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



..............

13. Additional information:

.................



14. Contact name:



James Passin



15. Contact telephone number:



001-212-698-9260







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