Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5220I

Aurora Investment Trust PLC

12 March 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):

Weiss Asset Management LP

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

Brookdale International Partners, L.P., Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund.

Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager of Brokkdale Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P.

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

March 9, 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

March 11, 2010

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

>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
Ordinary GBP0.25 GB0000633262	Number of shares <3%	Number of voting Rights <3%

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 448,000	Direct (xi) 448,000	Indirect (xii)	Direct 3.46%	Indirect

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
448,000	3.46%

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

Brookdale International Partners, L.P. : 2.42%

Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 1.04%

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:

Georgiy Nikitin

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

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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