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: (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: (No)
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments (No)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)
Other (please specify) : (No)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
CG Asset Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
Nortrust Nominees
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached) (v):
16th August 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21st September 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii):
9%
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 |
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Ordinary GBP0.25p |
Number of shares |
Number of voting Rights 1,037,000 |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct (xi) |
Indirect (xii) |
Direct |
Indirect |
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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 |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
1,087,000 |
9.41% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):
Nortrust Nominees for CG Portfolio Fund Ltd - 4.65%
Nortrust Nominees for Capital Gearing Trust Plc - 3.03%
Nortrust Nominees for CG Portfolio Fund Plc - 1.73%
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:
Richard Goody
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0)207 131 4904
C: Additional information:
Name of person making this announcement on behalf of Aurora Investment Trust plc.
Mr John Luetchford
Tel: 020 7490 4355