Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
24 October 2005

                                  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 THE FOLLOWING LEGAL ENTITIES:
Barclays Global Investors Limited                                      4,319,896
Barclays Life Assurance Co Limited                                       429,995
Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                    1,342,671
Gerrard Limited                                                        5,387,611
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Limited                                  319,693
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                            153,495
Total                                                                 11,953,361

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

BARCLAYS TRUST CO AND OTHERS                                            6,607941
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AND OTHERS                                              11,714
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                                              2,487
BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69                                                   42,551
BARCLAYS TRUST CO E99                                                      2,090
BARCLAYS TRUST CO NOMS & DYE                                               4,081
BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69                                                  1,283,141
BOISS NOMINEES LTD  A/C 4224361                                          124,666
CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 16376                                             176,012
CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 28270                                             121,616
GERRARD LTD SAFE CUSTODY A/C 9GM                                             200
GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ER1                                          28,000
GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED A/C GM1                                 377,446
GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED A/C GM3                                 265,000
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16331                                         82,859
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16338                                         18,092
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16341                                        169,732
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16342                                         37,696
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16400                                      3,777,627
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 18409                                        241,591
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C RC1                                     2,571,644
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C AK1                                       845,002
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C BL1                                       329,946
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CM1                                       271,649
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C GP1                                       413,273
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SA1                                       285,451
REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED                                                  312,136
REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED                                                    7,557
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                   153,495
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                                                                      11,953,361
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5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

-

6. Percentage of issued class

-

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

1,770,471 SHARES SINCE THE PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION ON 3 AUGUST 2005

8. Percentage of issued class

0.59% OF THE CURRENT ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL

9. Class of security

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

10. Date of transaction

NOT SPECIFIED

11. Date company informed

24 OCTOBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

11,953,361

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.99%

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 OCTOBER 2005


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