Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Witan Inv Tst PLC
14 April 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2   Name of director:
CHRISTOPHER CLARKE

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
AS IN 2 ABOVE AND NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
OGIER TRUSTEE LIMITED AS TRUSTEE A/C HEND 016.1.1

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
PURCHASE OF BENEFICIAL AND NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
3,924 BENEFICIAL     3,924 NON-BENEFICIAL

8   Percentage of issued class:
INSIGNIFICANT

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p

12  Price per share:
476p

13  Date of transaction:
21 MARCH 2000

14  Date company informed:
13 APRIL 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
178,924 BENEFICIAL    3,924 NON-BENEFICIAL

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.05%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

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  Contact name for queries:
RACHEL FIELDWICK

24  Contact telephone number:
020 7410 4470

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
SECRETARY TO WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC





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