Holding in Company

Brunner Investment Trust PLC
12 October 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

The Brunner Investment Trust PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Prudential plc

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As in 2 above.


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PAC A/C (Prudential) 2,800,000

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

-

6) Percentage of issued class

-

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares.

10) Date of transaction

-

11) Date company informed

12 October 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

2,800,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.68%

14) Any additional information

Notification states that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary
companies have a notifiable interest of 3,000,000 ordinary shares.


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Kirsten Salt - 020 7475 5808

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Kirsten Salt - Company Secretary

Date of notification 12 October 2001