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

BARCLAYS PLC


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

NOT SPECIFIED


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

NOT SPECIFIED


6. Percentage of issued class

-


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

-


8. Percentage of issued class

-


9. Class of security

ORDINARY 25p SHARES


10. Date of transaction

NOT SPECIFIED


11. Date company informed

25 JANUARY 2005


12. Total holding following this notification

10,720,119


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.17%


14. Any additional information

UPDATED FIGURE REPORTED AT WITAN'S REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE IN ANNUAL REPORT.


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

WENDY 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


Date of notification

26 JANUARY 2005



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