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: (YES)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ()

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
(iii):
Funds under the discretionary management of Midas Investment
Management Ltd.

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 if different) (v):
   31 July 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:
31 July 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
20 per cent

8. Notified details:
.......


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                         2,553,912          Rights (viii)
GB0000633262                                        2,553,912



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)
                        2,684,612 2,684,612           20.73% 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
2,684,612               20.73 per cent


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


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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