Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
26 January 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS UK 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
AXA S.A. AND ITS GROUP COMPANIES

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED                           150,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED                         6,345,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED                        26,000,354
SMITH & WILLIAMSON NOMINEES LIMITED                                189,100
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LIMITED                                         100,760
SUN LIFE INTERNATIONAL ISLE OF MAN LIMITED A/c SLI 11            1,058,160
Total                                                           33,843,374

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
-

6. Percentage of issued class
-

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
NOT SPECIFIED

8. Percentage of issued class
NOT SPECIFIED

9. Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

10. Date of transaction
NOT NOTIFIED

11. Date company informed
26 JANUARY 2005

12. Total holding following this notification
33,843,374 (OF WHICH 150,000 IS NON-BENEFICIAL)

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
10.01% (OF WHICH 0.04% IS NON-BENEFICIAL)

14. Any additional information
-

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
W J KING 020 7818 4233

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
W J KING, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
SECRETARY TO THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Date of notification
26 JANUARY 2005

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