Witan Investment Trust PLC
27 March 2007
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing WITAN Investment Trust Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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):___________________________________________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Carrousel Capital Ltd
obligation: Investment Manager
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): The Carrousel Fund Ltd
The Carrousel fund II Ltd
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 26 March 2007
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 March 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5.15%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(i)
shares the Triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares Voting shares
CODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 0 0 13,110,607 13,110,607 5.15%
GB0009744060
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
13,110,607 5%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
Carrousel Capital Ltd prime brokers hold the shares in nominees accounts.
The prime brokers are Bear Stearns and Citigroup
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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: Jasmine Yennek or Bruno Sangle-Ferriere
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7529 5986 or 020 7529 5981
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Carrousel Capital Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Hammond House
117 Piccadilly
London W1J 7JU
Phone number 00 44 20 7493 6518
Other useful information (at least legal representative Legal Advisers: Dechert London
for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Jasmine Yennek/Bruno Sangle-Ferriere
Contact address
Carrousel Capital Ltd
Hammond House
117 Piccadilly
London W1J 7JU
Phone number 020 7529 5986/0207 529 5981
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship Company Secretary
with the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)
C: Additional information
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