Holding(s) in Company

Aortech International PLC
13 September 2006



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

                               Holding in Company


AorTech (AIM: AOR) announces that it received notification from Forvaltnings AB
Bronsstadet, a company wholly owned by Mr Peter Gyllenhammar, that it sold
20,000 ordinary shares on 8 September 2006. Following this transaction, Mr Peter
Gyllenhammar, through Forvaltnings AB Bronsstadet, now has a beneficial interest
in a total of 170,000 ordinary shares representing approximately 4.46% of the
issued ordinary share capital of the Company.


13 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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