Director Shareholding

Witan Inv Tst PLC
4 April 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


2) Name of director

LORD FARINGDON


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 or in

respect of a non-beneficial interest
LORD & LADY FARINGDON


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

HENDERSON NOMINEES LIMITED


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
AS IN 2 ABOVE


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary
PEP & ISA REINVESTMENT OF INCOME


7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
12 SHARES EACH


8) Percentage of issued class
-


9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed
-


10) Percentage of issued class
-


11) Class of security
ORDINARY 25P SHARES


12) Price per share
431P

13) Date of transaction
03 APRIL 2001



14) Date company informed
04 APRIL 2001


15) Total holding following this notification
955,481 BENEFICIAL


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.27%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant
-


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
-


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


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
-


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


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification
-

23) Any additional information
-

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
GEOFFREY RICE - 020 7410 4469



25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

GEOFFREY RICE

FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED

Date of Notification : 4 APRIL 2001