Holding(s) in Company

Acorn Income Fund Ld
17 March 2003

The Company has been informed that Merchant Investors Assurance Company Limited
is interested in 1,525,000 shares representing 5.15% of the issued share capital
of the Company.

Date Company informed: 17 March 2003


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