Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0353Y

Aurora Investment Trust PLC

15 February 2013

 



Aurora Investment Trust plc has received the following notification of interest in its shares

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

     Aurora Investment Trust plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify) : (No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Henderson Global Investors

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or  reached) (v):

    12 February 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

    13 February

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii):

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
GBP0.25p GB0000633262	Number of shares Below 5%	Number of voting Rights Below 5%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Direct	Direct (xi)	Indirect (xii) 815,000	Direct	Indirect 7.05%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date xvii	Exercise/ Conversion period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix, xx
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
815,000	7.05%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^(xxi):

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Balenkosi Dungeni

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7818 3747

C: Additional information:

Name of person making this announcement on behalf of Aurora Investment Trust plc.

Mr John Luetchford

Tel: [phone]

 

END

 

 

HOLGGUWUPUPWGQA