Holding(s) in Company

Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC
25 February 2008

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):



Witan Pacific Investment Trust plc



2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate 
bracket/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (  )



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )



Other (please specify): (X - Holding of shares with voting rights attached
crossing 4% threshold as result of a buyback by the Company reducing the Issued
Share Capital)




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



Wesleyan Assurance Society



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



N/A



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



N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:



25 February 2008



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



Over 4%



8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares




Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)


          GB0003656021                           N/A                                  N/A
      Witan Pacific Ord 25p







Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


        GB0003656021                2,980,000          2,980,000            -             4.413%         -
   Witan Pacific Ord 25p







B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


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


      N/A                N/A                     N/A                        N/A                     N/A



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


          
2,980,000                       4.413%



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



N/A



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



N/A



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



N/A



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



N/A



13. Additional information:



-



14. Contact name for queries on this announcement:



Lindsey MacKay, BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited



15. Contact telephone number:



0141 225 3120



Date: 25 February 2008


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