Director/PDMR Shareholding

Aortech International PLC
05 September 2006







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


                                Grant of Options


AorTech (AIM: AOR) announces that 20,000 options over ordinary shares of 250p
each in the Company ('Share Options') have been granted to Jon Pither, the
Chairman of the Board of the Company, at an exercise price of 325p per share.
These Share Options have been awarded under the Unapproved Share Option Scheme,
details of which are available in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts 2006.


Following the award of these Share Options, Jon Pither holds unexercised Share
Options over 20,000 ordinary shares of 250p each in the Company, representing
approximately 0.5 per cent of the Company's current issued share capital.


The Company also announces that 13,000 options over ordinary shares of 250p each
in the Company ('Share Options') have been granted to Dr Stuart Rollason, a
non-executive director of the Company, at an exercise price of 325p per share.
These Share Options have been awarded under the Unapproved Share Option Scheme,
details of which are available in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts 2006.


Following the award of these Share Options, Dr Rollason holds unexercised Share
Options over 13,000 ordinary shares of 250p each in the Company, representing
approximately 0.3 per cent of the Company's current issued share capital.


5 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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