Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6649E

Aortech International PLC

30 September 2008

 



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):

AorTech International plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state 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 the notification obligation (iii):

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

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

     Goldman Sachs International

     Goldman Sachs Bank AG

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

     24 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26 September 2008

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

   
   9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB0033360586	427,987	8.86%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)   

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0033360586		427,987	18,000	8.86%	0.37%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
445,987	9.23%

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

The interest in 427,987 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.

The interest in 18,000 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Bank AG, an ultimately owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited. 

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:

General email contact:

[e-mail]

14. Contact name:

Sean Rogers / Alan Cox

15. Contact number:

0207 552 9205 / 0207 774 8774

 

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