AIF.L Regulatory News (AIF)

5 December 2014

ACORN INCOME FUND LIMITED (THE 'COMPANY')

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

The Companyannounces that on 5 December 2014 it purchased 50,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company and 67,116 Zero Dividend Preference Shares of 1p each in the Capital of the Company (the 'ZDP Shares') at an average price per share of £2.88 each per Ordinary Share and £1.28625 each per ZDP Share.

The Ordinary Shares and ZDP Shares purchased will be cancelled upon acquisition. Following the above purchase, the total number of shares held by the Company in treasury is as follows:

Ordinary Shares: 1,735,000

ZDP Shares: 2,328,919

Following the above purchase, the total number of Ordinary Shares and ZDP Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is:

Ordinary Shares: 15,618,334

ZDP Shares: 20,964,734

The ZDP Shares do not have the right to attend or vote at any general meeting of the Company unless the business of the meeting includes any resolution to vary, modify or abrogate any of the special rights attached to the ZDP Shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 15,618,334. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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