Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4468B

Witan Investment Trust PLC

27 October 2009

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2.State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii)

(ii) DIRECTOR

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

R H McGRATH

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

INVESTMENT BY MRS McGRATH ON BEHALF OF FIVE GRANDCHILDREN

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

NOT STATED

8 State the nature of the transaction

INVESTMENT BY MRS McGRATH ON BEHALF OF FIVE GRANDCHILDREN

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

5 ORDINARY SHARES PURCHASED ON 26 OCTOBER 2009 AT £4.221

21 ORDINDARY SHARES PURCHASED ON 26 OCTOBER 2009 AT £4.17

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

INSIGNIFICANT

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

-

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 

-

13. Price per share or value of transaction

5 ORDINARY SHARES PURCHASED ON 26 OCTOBER 2009 AT £4.221

21 ORDINDARY SHARES PURCHASED ON 26 OCTOBER 2009 AT £4.17

14. Date and place of transaction

26 OCTOBER 2009 - UK

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

29,629 ORDINARY SHARES (OF WHICH 1,941 ARE HELD NON-BENEFICIALLY) - 0.014% OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

27 OCTOBER 2009 

  If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

………………………………

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

………………………………

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

………………………………

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

………………………………

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

………………………………

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

………………………………

23. Any additional information

………………………………

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

G S RICE - 020 7818 4469

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

G S RICE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED, 

SECRETARY TO WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Date of notification

27 OCTOBER 2009

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