Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8005K

Aurora Investment Trust PLC

26 April 2010

 



Aurora Investment Trust plc has received the following notification of 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: (X)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments (    )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (      )

Other (please specify) : (     )

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

Brewin Dolphin Limited

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

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

20^th April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26^th April 2010

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Ordinary GBP0.25 GB0000633262	Number of shares 648,055	Number of voting Rights 648,055

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
N/A	Direct N/A	Direct (xi) N/A	Indirect (xii) 643,955	Direct N/A	Indirect 4.9718%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date xvii	Exercise/ Conversion period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix, xx
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
643,955	4.9718%

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

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited   -      26,080 shares  0.2014%

Indirect -  Giltspur Nominees Limited -  385,575 shares  2.9769%

Indirect -  BDS Nominees Limited -       219,850  shares  1.6974%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited a/c OFFBOND - 12,450  0.0961%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Figures based on shares in issue of 12,952,250

The indirect voting rights under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios, managed by those firms, under discretionary investment management agreements.

14. Contact name:

Mark Taylor

15. Contact telephone number:

0845 059 6332

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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