Holding(s) in Company

Brunner Investment Trust PLC
28 January 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

The Brunner InvestmentTrust PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

AXA S.A

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:

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd     A/C 845315      3,391 (Non-Beneficial)

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd     A/C 867530     1,260,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd     A/C 867116     3,880,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd     A/C 867268     3,180,000

Sun Life International Isle of Man Ltd     A/C SL1 11      916


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

-

6) Percentage of issued class

-

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

See additional information

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares.

10) Date of transaction

See additional information

11) Date company informed

18th January 2002

12) Total holding following this notification

8,324,307


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.04%


14) Any additional information

This notification arises following the settlement on 24th January 2002 of the
share buy back of 395,000 shares resulting in the issued share capital of the
company being reduced to 59,253,416.


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

16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification:


        Kirsten Salt



Date of notification 28th January 2002



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