Holding(s) in Company

Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC
22 December 2006

WITAN PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (the 'Company')



Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The Company has today been notified that as at 19 December 2006, Barclays PLC,
through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 2,193,443
ordinary 25p shares representing 3% of the issued share capital of the Company.


 Legal Entity                                  Current Holding           % Issued Share Capital
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                          863,834                           1.1827
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                         145,703                           0.1995
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                         69,344                           0.0949
Gerrard Limited                                      1,114,562                           1.5260

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                                                     2,193,443                           3.0031

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22 DECEMBER 2006












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