Holding(s) in Company

Acorn Income Fund Ld
13 May 2005


Following a purchase of 100,000 shares on 12 May 2005, the Company has been
informed that Weiss Asset Management and Weiss Capital are interested in
2,689,143 shares representing 9.08% of the issued share capital of the Company.


The shares are held as follows:-

Brookdale International Partners           1,926,235
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund            762,908


Date Company informed: 13 May 2005


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