Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10

              NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1)                Name of company
Aurora Investment Trust plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
1,388,000
6) Percentage of issued class
9.19%
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
06th December 2006
11) Date company informed
8th December 2006

12) Total holding following this notification
1,388,000
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification
9.19%

14) Any additional information
-

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
John Luetchford 020-7490-4355
16) Name of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
John Luetchford

Date of notification 8th December 2006

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