Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
07 April 2008



Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 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


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
                                                                         X

Other (please specify):__COMPANY HAS REPURCHASED SECURITIES



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):
                                                     

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the        03/04/2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                     

6. Date on which issuer notified:                    04/04/2008
                                                     

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:      16%



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        35,234,283     35,234,283     35,003,283      35,003,283     231,000    15.90    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

35,234,283                                          16.01%




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

AXA Sun Life plc  (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life           27,912                       0.01268
Assurance Society plc)



                    Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                     26,000,354                     11.81120



                    Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund             210,000                      0.09540



                   Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                13,275                       0.00603

                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        48,357                       0.02197



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c                   6,345,000                     2.88235



                    Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                          16,000                       0.00727



                    Direct
AXA Insurance Plc                                       176,000                      0.07995



                    Direct
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme                             10,000                       0.00454

                   Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                       1,300,000                     0.59055



                    Direct
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                        43,572                       0.01979



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        49,500                       0.02249



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        38,350                       0.01742



                    Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity              85,000                       0.03861



                    Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share              34,502                       0.01567
Tracker



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity             315,000                      0.14310



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share             204,237                      0.09278
Tracker

                    Direct
Framlington onshore private clients                     11,000                       0.00500

                   Indirect
AXA Winterthur                                          57,917                       0.02631

                    Direct
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive                       163,592                      0.07432

                    Direct
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive                       84,715                       0.03848

                    Direct

Total Direct                                          35,003,283                     15.90097
Total Indirect                                           231,000                      0.10494
TOTAL                                                 35,234,283                     16.00591




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.




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