Proposed Placing under Placing Programme

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This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus. This announcement does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, any offer for sale or subscription of, or solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities in Aurora Investment Trust plc (the "Company") or securities in any other entity, in any jurisdiction, including the United States, nor shall it, or any part of it, or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or investment decision whatsoever, in any jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute a recommendation regarding any securities. Any investment decision must be made exclusively on the basis of the final prospectus published by the Company and any supplement thereto.

19 August 2016

Aurora Investment Trust plc

Proposed Placing under Placing Programme

In response to investor demand, Aurora Investment Trust plc (the "Company") announces a proposed placing of new ordinary shares targeting minimum gross proceeds of £2 million (the "Placing").

The Placing is expected to close at 3pm on 25 August 2016, but may close earlier or later at the discretion of the Company and Liberum.

The issue price of the Placing will be equal to the net asset value per ordinary share on the business day prior to the closing of the Placing, plus a premium to cover the expenses of the Placing.

The Placing is being conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in the Company's prospectus dated 22 March 2016.

Enquiries:

Lord Flight
Chairman
Tel: 020 7222 7559

John Luetchford/Anthony Lee
PraxisIFM Fund Services (UK) Limited
Company Secretary to Aurora Investment Trust plc
Tel: 020 7653 9687

Tristan Chapple
Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited
Tel: 020 8600 0100

Steve Pearce / Chris Clarke / Henry Freeman

Liberum Capital Limited

Tel: 020 3100 2000

William Clutterbuck

Maitland

Tel: 0207 379 5151

Important notices

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Dickson Minto W..S. and Liberum Capital Limited are authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority, are acting exclusively  for the Company and for no-one else in connection with the contents of this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, or for affording advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein. 

No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this announcement and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied on as having been authorised by the Company, Dickson Minto W..S., Liberum Capital Limited or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents.  Subject to the Listing Rules and/or the Prospectus Rules and/or the Disclosure and Transparency Rules and/or the Takeover Code and/or FSMA, neither the delivery of this announcement nor any subscription or acquisition made under it shall, in any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the date of this announcement or that the information in it is correct as of any subsequent date.

This announcement is for information only and does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to issue, acquire or dispose of any securities or investment advice in any jurisdiction.