Holding(s) in Company

Acorn Income Fund Ld
29 April 2005

Following a purchase of 100,000 shares on 26 April 2005, the Company has been
informed that Weiss Asset Management and Weiss Capital are interested in
2,589,143 shares representing 8.75% of the issued share capital of the Company.


The shares are held as follows:-

Brookdale International Partners               1,854,235
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund                734,908


Date Company informed: 29 April 2005


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