Holding(s) in Company

Acorn Income Fund Ld
04 July 2003

Following a sale of 900,000 shares on 27 May 2003 the Company has been informed
that Merchant Investors Assurance Company Limited is interested in 625,000
shares representing 2.11% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Date Company informed: 4 July 2003


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