Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7670W

Aurora Investment Trust PLC

21 August 2015

 



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: (  )

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):

Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited

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

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

     20 August 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 August 2015

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

22%

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 1,390,000	Number of voting Rights 1,390,000

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
Ordinary GBP0.25 GB0000633262	Direct 2,320,246	Direct (xi) 2,230,246	Indirect (xii)	Direct 22.31%	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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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
2,320,246	22.31%

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

Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited serves as investment manager and/or investment advisor to various sub-accounts.  The voting rights/shares in the issuer are held across one sub-account: The Phoenix UK Fund (2,320,246).

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Carl Lunderstedt

Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

 0208 600 0100

C: Additional information:

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

Mr John Luetchford

Cavendish Administration Limited

Tel: [phone]

 

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