Holding(s) in Company

Brunner Investment Trust PLC
04 April 2006

                                  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

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 867530  1,280,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd      A/C 867116  3,900,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd      A/C 867268  3,200,000

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

3 April 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

8,380,000

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

17.05%

14)  Any additional information

This notification arises following the settlement on 27 and 28 March 2006 of two
share buy backs totalling 235,000 shares resulting in the issued share capital
of the company being reduced to 49,153,338.

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Sarah Woodcock - 020 7065 1542

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 4 April 2006



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