Holding(s) in Company

Monks Investment Trust PLC
25 March 2008

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

The Monks Investment Trust Plc

2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

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) :

.................

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Lloyds TSB Group Plc

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

Jersey Nominees Ltd
Perry Nominees Ltd
Boltro Nominees Ltd
Ward Nominees Ltd
Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd
State Street Nominees Ltd

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

20 March 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 March 2008

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

Dropped below 3%


8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible  Situation previous to the triggering transaction
use ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting rights

GB0030517261                      8,412,567                          8,412,567
Ordinary GBP 0.05


                              Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if       Number of shares          Number of voting rights               % of voting rights
possible use ISIN CODE
                                                        Direct         Indirect               Direct       Indirect
GB0030517261
Ordinary GBP 0.05               7,562,713                               7,562,713                           2.863





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of         Expiration date      Exercise/conversion       No. of voting rights that   % of voting rights
financial                            period/date               may be acquired (if the
instrument                                                     instrument exercised/
                                                               converted)





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


7,562,713                      2.863



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :


14,080 Shares are held by Jersey Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

144,193 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

9,975 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

4,105 Shares are held by Ward Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds 
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

108,375 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB 
Group Plc.

7,281,985 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd.  Shares are under the
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


Proxy Voting:



10. Name of proxy holder:

.................



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................



13. Additional information:

.................



14. Contact name:

Lynn Mathewson



15. Contact telephone number:

0131 275 3185




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