Holding(s) in Company

Brunner Investment Trust PLC
09 March 2007


TR-1(1):               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing         Brunner Investment Trust PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached(2):

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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): CONFIRMATION OF OUR CURRENT POSITION USING THIS STANDARD FORM AS       X
REQUIRED BY EUTD REGULATIONS

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation     Prudential plc group of companies
(3):

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(4):                      See 9. below

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                  06 MAR 2007
crossed or reached if different)(5):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               08 MAR 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                     4%

8. Notified details:




A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of       Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(7)
shares              Triggering transaction
                    (6)
 if possible using  Number of    Number of    Number of       Number of voting rights % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE       Shares       Voting       shares          ix
                                 Rights viii  Direct          Direct  x    Indirect   Direct   Indirect
                                                                           xi
GB0001490001        2,375,000    2,375,000    2,375,000       2,375,000               4.91%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument           xiii            Period/ Date xiv          that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.
        N/A          N/A                        N/A            N/A                        N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
2,375,000                                          4.91%











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

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)


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:                  First notification under DTR Sourcebook
14. Contact name:                            Kirsten Salt
15. Contact telephone number:                020 7065 1513



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