Director Shareholding

Witan Inv Tst PLC
17 September 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
NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS OF LORD 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)

NOT STATED



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

THE MRS P W TUFNELL VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT No: 2

AND THE LATE MRS P W TUFNELL'S VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT No: 2 THE APPOINTED FUND


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary
DISTRIBUTION OF A TRUST FUND FOLLOWING THE DECEASE OF THE LIFE TENANT AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUND FOR THE DURATION OF ONE BENEFICIARY'S MINORITY

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
21,003


8) Percentage of issued class
INSIGNIFICANT

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

378,060

10) Percentage of issued class

0.11%

11) Class of security
ORDINARY 25P SHARES


12) Price per share
343P

13) Date of transaction
17 September 2001



14) Date company informed
17 September 2001


15) Total holding following this notification
887,682 BENEFICIAL AND 1,528,460 NON-BENEFICIAL


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.25% (BENEFICIAL) AND 0.43% (NON-BENEFICIAL)


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
G S RICE - 020 7410 4469



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

G S RICE

FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED

Date of Notification : 17 September 2001