Holding(s) in Company

Brunner Investment Trust PLC
05 December 2003

                                  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

Legal & General Group Plc Companies

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

Shareholder 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 914945        17,742
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245       194,388
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206     1,193,980
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381        82,480
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203        82,875
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509        61,973

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

-

6)   Percentage of issued class

-

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

125,000

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares.

10)  Date of transaction

3 December 2003

11)  Date company informed

4 December 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,633,438

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.97%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Kirsten Salt - 020 7065 1513

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


K Salt

Company Secretary




Date of notification

5 December 2003



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