Holding in Company

Aurora Investment Trust PLC
18 September 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)    Name of company
Aurora Investment Trust plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
Christows Investments Plc


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
The shareholder named in 2 above


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited a/c BSDTOMN


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
50,000


6) Percentage of issued class
0.33%


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
-


8) Percentage of issued class
-


9) Class of security
Ordinary shares of 25p


10) Date of transaction
Not known


11) Date company informed
18 September 2001


12) Total holding following this notification
495,000


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.28%


14) Any additional information
-


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J.L. Luetchford 0207-490-4355


16) Name of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

J.L. Luetchford

Date of notification 18 September 2001