Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
16 May 2007


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


                                                               Witan Investment Trust plc

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


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
                                                                                        x

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):______________
                                                     AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
                                                     group companies
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):
                                                     10/05/2007

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                     15/05/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                     14%

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

If possible   Number of     Number of     Number of     Number of voting rights Percentage of
use ISIN code shares        voting rights shares                                voting rights





                                                        Direct        Indirect  Direct    Indirect

0974406        35,013,390   35,013,390    34,768,115    34,768,115    245,275   13.92     0.10





B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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



Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights
35,013,390                                     14.02%


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:                                       Terry Marsh


15. Contact telephone name:                            020 7003 2637





For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.




A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name                                            AXA S.A and its group of companies

(including legal form of legal entities)


Contact address                                      25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris

(registered office for legal entities)


Phone number & email


Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                            Terry Marsh


Contact address                                      7 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7NX, UK


Phone number & email                                 020 7003 2637


Other useful information                             AXA IM UK is 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM S.A,
                                                     which is in turn indirectly wholly owned by AXA S.A.


(e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)


C: Additional information





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