Reduction of Capital

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Reduction of Capital

AORTECH INTERNATIONAL PLC

(Company Number: SC170071)

PETITION FOR CONFIRMATION OF A REDUCTION OF SHARE PREMIUM ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO SECTION 136 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

Notice is hereby given that in a Petition presented by Aortech International plc (the “Company”) having its registered office at Dalmore House, 310 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5QR for a reduction of its share premium account as resolved by Special Resolution of the Company dated 1 October 2004, an Order was pronounced by the Court of Session on 4 March 2005 and registered with the Registrar of Companies on 7 March 2005 confirming the reduction of its share premium account.

Biggart Baillie

Dalmore House, 310 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5QR. Solicitors for the Petitioner.

March 2005.