Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9394D

Aurora Investment Trust PLC

30 March 2011

 



Aurora Investment Trust plc has received the following notification of interest in its shares

TR-1: 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				YES
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):	Conversion of Subscription shares
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Funds under the management of Midas Investment Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Pershing Nominees Ltd A/C MDCLT
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		30 March 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		30 March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below 3%

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0000633262

3,842,986

3,842,986

Less than 3%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period 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

Percentage of voting rights

Less than 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:
14. Contact name:	David Rodriques
15. Contact telephone number:	0161 228 1709

Enquiries:

Name of person making this announcement on behalf of Aurora Investment Trust plc

John Luetchford

Cavendish Administration Limited

Tel: [phone]

30 March 2011

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