Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
24 January 2006

                                  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


BARCLAYS PLC THROUGH LEGAL ENTITIES NOT SPECIFIED



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


-



6. Percentage of issued class


-



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


887,159 SHARES SINCE THE PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION ON 24 OCTOBER 2005



8. Percentage of issued class


INSIGNIFICANT



9. Class of security


ORDINARY 25P SHARES



10. Date of transaction


NOT SPECIFIED



11. Date company informed


23 JANUARY 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


11,066,202



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.83%



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




Date of notification


24 JANUARY 2006




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