TIDMARR

RNS Number : 4083Z

Aurora Investment Trust PLC

26 May 2016

 
 Aurora Investment Trust plc has received the following 
  notification of interest in its shares. 
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 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR 
  INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Aurora Investment Trust 
  the underlying issuer                                                                      PLC 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                   X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                     Phoenix Asset Management Partners 
  subject to the                                                                         Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                          25 May 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                             26 May 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                         13% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number           Number         Number of voting          % of voting 
                 of               of               of shares      rights                    rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Direct        Indirect    Direct                  Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  ------------  ----------  ----------------------  ---------- 
 GB0000633262                    2,412,246        2,412,246      2,412,246                 12.981% 
                                ---------------  -------------  ------------  ----------  ----------------------  ---------- 
                2,412,246 
-------------  ---------------    -----------      -----------    ----------  ----------      --------  --------  ---------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                       Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                      rights that                 rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                    may be 
                                                                    acquired if 
                                                                    the 
                                                                    instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/ 
                                                                    converted. 
-----------------  -------------  ------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 N/A                N/A            N/A                             N/A                         N/A 
-----------------  -------------  ------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial         price         date           Conversion        rights instrument           rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)         period            refers to                   xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 N/A              N/A            N/A            N/A                                          Nominal     Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------                              ----------  -------------------- 
                                                                 N/A                         N/A         N/A 
-------------      -----------    -----------      -----------  --------------------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 2,412,246                                          12.981% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited serves as 
   investment manager and/or investment adviser to various 
   sub-accounts. The voting rights/shares in the issuer 
   are held across two sub-accounts: The Phoenix UK Fund 
   (1,824,536), Phoenix R Fund (587,710). 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                              N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                          N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                        N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                              The shareholding has dropped 
                                                           to below 14% due to the placement 
                                                           of new shares and not due 
                                                           to the sell-off of our shareholding. 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Lorraine Smyth, 
                                                           Phoenix Asset Management 
                                                           Partners Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                    0208 600 0100 
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