Total Voting Rights

Witan Investment Trust PLC
02 October 2007

WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2 October 2007





                           WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                           Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the requirements of the Transparency Directive, the Company
notifies the market of the following:

As at 30 September 2007, the capital with voting rights of Witan Investment
Trust plc consists of 242,210,389 ordinary shares of 25p each.  On a poll
members have one vote for every £1 in nominal value (ie four shares are required
per vote).  The Company has no shares in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Witan Investment Trust plc is
242,210,389.

The above figure (242,210,389) may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Witan Investment Trust plc
under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For further information, please call:

G S Rice

Investment Trust Department

Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]




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