SAR-Aortech Int. PLC-Rplcmt

3i Group PLC
17 October 2000

The following amendment should be made to the 'SAR - Aortech International PLC'
announcement released today at 12:12 under RNS No 6221S.

The disclosure should have been on a SAR 5 form and related to the sale of
75,000 shares and not on a SAR 3 form relating to the acquisition of 75,000
shares as previously published. 

All other details remain unchanged.

The full corrected version is shown below.

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                                                      FORM SAR 5


                                       Date of disclosure   17 OCTOBER 2000

             DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 OF RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
                   SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs')

                 
Date of sale     13.10.00

Sale of          AORTECH INTERNATIONAL PLC        (name of company)


(1) Class of voting shares    Number of shares/rights   If rights over shares
    (eg ordinary shares)      over shares sold          sold, as opposed
                                                        to the shares
                                                        themselves, specify
                                                        nature of rights

         ORDS 25P                   75,000 shares    
                                           rights       N/A


(2) Resultant total holding   Resultant total holding   Total percentage
    of voting shares (and %   of rights over shares
    of total voting shares    (and % of total voting
    in issue)                 shares in issue)

     5,116,678   (16.97%)            N/A       (    %)  16.97%     (    %)


(3) Party making disclosure     3I GROUP PLC

(4)  (a)  Name of person selling shares or rights over shares   3I GROUP PLC
          and, if different, beneficial owner. 

     (b)  Names of any other persons acting by
          agreement or understanding             3I BIOSCIENCE INVESTMENT 
                                                 TRUST PLC


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above

(Also print name of signatory)        J DAVIES

Telephone and extension number        0207 928 3131


For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, 
Tel. No: 020 7382 9026.