Witan Investment Trust PLC
22 October 2007
Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007
For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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 Carrousel Capital Ltd
obligation: Investment Manager
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from The Carrousel Fund Ltd
3): The Carrousel Fund II Ltd
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 11 October 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 October 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%
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 voting
If possible use shares voting shares rights
ISIN code rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 12,860,607 12,860,607 0 0 0 0% 0%
GB0000580653
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
instrument period/date that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
0 0%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Carrousel Capital Ltd prime brokers hold the shares in nominees accounts.
Bear Stearns (Vidacos Nominees a/c Bear Stearns)
Citigroup (Vidacos Noms Ltd)
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: Bruno Sangle- Ferriere, Hamish Johnston -Stewart
15. Contact telephone name: 020 7529 5981, 020 7529 5982
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) Carrousel Capital Limited
Contact address Hammond House
(registered office for legal entities) 117 Piccadilly
London
W1J 7JU
Phone number & email 00 44 20 7493 6518
Other useful information Legal Advisers: Dechert London
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Bruno Sangle-Ferriere/Hamish Johnston-Stewart
Contact address Carrousel Capital Ltd
Hammond House
117 Piccadilly
London
W1J 7JU
Phone number & email 020 7529 5981/ 020 7529 5982
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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