Notification of Interests

Aortech International PLC
06 April 2006

For Immediate Release                                              6 April 2006


                           AorTech International plc

AorTech International plc ('the Company') announces that it received
notification today from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ('GS Inc') that GS Inc has
an interest, by attribution only, in 192,500 Ordinary Shares in the Company, as
at close of business on 20 March 2006.  This represents approximately 5.05% of
the Company's issued ordinary share capital.  This interest 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.

For further information please contact:

AorTech International plc
Frank Maguire, Chief Executive                               00 1 801 201 4336

Buchanan Communications                                      020 7466 5000
Ben Willey, Rebecca Skye Dietrich


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