Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
15 October 2007


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares




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


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                        

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                  x


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):______________


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification    AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
obligation:                                          group of companies


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):
                                                     11/10/2007

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                     15/10/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                     15%

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






8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of  Situation previous to the     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         triggering transaction
               Number of      Number of      Number of       Number of voting rights   Percentage of
If possible    shares         voting rights  shares                                    voting rights
use ISIN code

                                                             Direct         Indirect   Direct   Indirect
0974406        34,993,993     34,993,993     34,762,993      34,762,993     231,000    15.25    0.10


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial   Expiration date     Exercise/          No. of voting rights     Percentage of
instrument                              conversion period/ that may be acquired (if voting rights
                                        date               the instrument exercised
                                                           /converted)



Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights

           34,993,993                                            15.35%


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                     11.40550



                    Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund             210,000                      0.09212



                   Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                13,275                       0.00582



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        23,483                       0.02121



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c                   6,345,000                     2.78334



                    Direct
AXA Insurance UK                                        235,840                      0.09647



                    Direct
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme                             10,000                       0.00439



                   Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                       1,300,000                     0.57027



                    Direct
Sun Life Insurance (IOM) Ltd                            44,657                       0.01959



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        54,450                       0.02389



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        38,350                       0.01682



                    Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity              67,516                       0.02962



                    Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share              45,256                       0.01985
Tracker



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share             315,000                      0.13818
Equity



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share             204,237                      0.08959
Tracker



                    Direct
Framlington onshore private clients                     11,000                       0.00483



                   Indirect
AXA Winterthur                                          66,629                       0.02923



                    Direct
Total Direct                                          34,762,993                     15.24938
Total Indirect                                          231,000                      0.10133
TOTAL                                                 34,993,993                     15.35071



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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 name:                          020 7003 2637





For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer


Annex: Notification of major interests in shares




A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)             Terry Marsh


Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)


Phone number & email                                 020 7003 2637


Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name


Contact address


Phone number & email


Other useful information



(e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)


C: Additional information





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