Holding(s) in Company

Aurora Investment Trust plc has today received the following
notification of a major interest in its shares.



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):
Aurora Investment Trust Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (    )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached: (No )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No )

Other (please specify) : (Yes)
Initial holding on implementation of Transparency Directive

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
(iii):
Rathbone Brothers plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
(Rathbone Investment Management Ltd)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or  reached if different) (v):
20th January 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
22nd January 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%

8. Notified details:
N/A


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                        transaction (vi)
25p Ordinary Shares              Number of shares   Number of voting
GB0000633262                     793,078            Rights (viii)
                                                    793,078




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN shares    rights (ix)
CODE
                        Direct    Direct  Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                  (x)     (xi)
GB0000633262            N/a       N/a     793,078  N/a      5.25%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


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



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
793,078                 5.25%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
(xv):
*Rathbone Brothers plc
      Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 5.25%
     *Rathbone Brothers plc is the holding company of the following

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:
N/A

14. Contact name:
Compliance Department, Rathbone Brothers Plc

15. Contact telephone number:
020 7399 0000

C: Additional information :
Name of person making this announcement on behalf of Aurora
Investment Trust plc.

Mr John Luetchford
Tel: [phone]

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