Holding(s) in Company

Aurora Investment Trust plc has 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: (YES)

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ()

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

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
See details in section 9 below

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or  reached if different) (v):
   22/04/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:
23/04/2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
13%

8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                        transaction (vi)
                                 Number of shares   Number of voting
Ordinary                         0                  Rights (viii)
GB0000633262                                        0



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting    % of voting
possible using the ISIN shares    rights (ix)         rights
CODE
Ordinary                Direct    Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0000633262                                 (xi)
                        1,750,000 1,750,000           13.51% 0
                                             0



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.




Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
1,750,000               13.51%


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


Registered: Pershing Nominees Ltd A/C MDCLT

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:

14. Contact name:
David Rodrigues

15. Contact telephone number:
0044 161 242 2895

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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