Holding(s) in Company

Brunner Investment Trust PLC
07 May 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


                                                              

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of         The Brunner Investment Trust plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                        yes
                                                                                       

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


Other (please specify):__transfer of assets____________
                                                     

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification    1607 Capital Partners, LLC
obligation:
                                                     Bank of New York                 565,700
                                                     BNY Mellon                     1,236,168
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from    Citibank                         128,000
3):                                                  Northern Trust                   328,653
                                                     State Street                     459,012
                                                     JP Morgan                        171,138
                                                     May 1, 2008

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):       May 6, 2008
                                                     

6. Date on which issuer notified:                    5%

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






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 voting
If possible    shares       voting       shares                                rights
use ISIN code               rights

                                                      Direct      Indirect     Direct       Indirect
GB0001490001:  2,888,671 shares = 6.11%




B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)





Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:

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:                                       Kirsten Salt


15. Contact telephone name:                            020 7065 1542






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