Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
19 January 2004

                                  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 SUBSIDIARIES



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                                                           240,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED                                                         6,345,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED                                                        26,000,354
SMITH & WILLIAMSON NOMINEES LIMITED                                                                425,280
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LIMITED                                                                         158,994
SUN LIFE INTERNATIONAL ISLE OF MAN LIMITED                                                       1,063,565
Total                                                                                           34,233,193



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
NOT NOTIFIED



6. Percentage of issued class
NOTIFIED AS 0.07%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
-



 8. Percentage of issued class
-



9. Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH



10. Date of transaction
NOT NOTIFIED



11. Date company informed
19 JANUARY 2004



12. Total holding following this notification
34,233,193 (OF WHICH 240,000 IS NON-BENEFICIAL)



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
10.04% (OF WHICH 0.07% IS NON-BENEFICIAL)



14. Any additional information
-



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
 G S RICE 020 7818 4469



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
G S RICE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED

SECRETARY TO THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



Date of notification
19 JANUARY 2004

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