Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
24 January 2006



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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

AS IN 2 ABOVE FOR VARIOUS ACCOUNTS

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 914945                                             108,336
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 775245                                             934,166
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 357206                                           7,277,795
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 866203                                             559,300
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 904332                                              62,200
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 969995                                             728,640
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 360509                                             468,586

Total                                                                 10,139,023

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

-

6. Percentage of issued class

-

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

1,246,064 SINCE THE PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION ON 27 JANUARY 2005



8. Percentage of issued class

0.43%

9. Class of security

ORDINARY 25p SHARES

10. Date of transaction

NOT SPECIFIED

11. Date company informed

23 JANUARY 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

10,139,023

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.51%

14. Any additional information

UPDATED FIGURE REPORTED AT WITAN'S REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE IN ANNUAL REPORT.
LEGAL & GENERAL HOLD A FURTHER 1,056,291 SHARES UNDER MANAGEMENT ONLY.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

GEOFFREY RICE, 020 7818 4469

16. 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

24 JANUARY 2006


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