Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
27 March 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



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

WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:



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) : APPLICATION OF THE TRANSPARENCY RULES

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



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

AXA S.A, 25 AVENUE MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES



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

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



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

2 MARCH 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 MARCH 2007



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

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



8. Notified details:

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



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights


0974406




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction





Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights           % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE

                             Direct                   Direct       Indirect             Direct      Indirect
                                                                                        
                             34,792,721           34,792,721   245,275              13.48       0.10




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of         Expiration Date      Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial                            Period/ Date              that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                     instrument is exercised/
                                                               converted.








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

 35,037,996                    13.58%



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


Name of the Company/Fund                                       Number of Shares      % of Issued Share Capital
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                                    26,000,354                       10.07519
Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                               210,000                        0.08138

Distribution Fund
Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                                 13,275                        0.00514
Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                                         23,654                        0.00917
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c                                  6,345,000                        2.45870
Direct
AXA Insurance UK                                                        235,840                        0.09139
Direct
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme                                              10,000                        0.00388
Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                                      1,300,000                        0.50375
Direct
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                                         47,809                        0.01853
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                                         81,545                        0.03160
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                                         40,350                        0.01564
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity                               67,516                        0.02616
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker                       45,256                        0.01754
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                             315,000                        0.12206
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker                     220,998                        0.08564
Direct
Framlington Onshore Private Clients                                      12,000                        0.00465
Indirect
AXA Winterthur                                                           69,399                        0.02689
Direct
Total Direct                                                         34,792,721                       13.48226
Total Indirect                                                          245,275                        0.09504
TOTAL                                                                35,037,996                       13.57730



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the 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:

TERRY MARSH



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637


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