Holding(s) in Company

Acorn Income Fund Ld
13 July 2005


Following purchases on 12 July 2005 of 925,000 shares, the Company has been
informed that Weiss Asset Management and Weiss Capital are interested in
4,739,143 shares representing 16.01% of the issued share capital of the Company.


The shares are held as follows:-


Brookdale International Partners               1,370,908

Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund              3,368,235


Date Company informed: 13 July 2005


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