Holding(s) in Company

Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC
28 September 2005


WITAN PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (the 'Company')


Notification of Major Interests in Shares


The Company has today been notified that as at 23 September 2005, Barclays PLC,
through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 3,339,744
ordinary 25p shares representing 3.82% of the issued share capital of the
Company.


 Legal Entity                        Current Holding      % Issued Share Capital

Barclays Global Investors Ltd              1,466,343                      1.6776
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd               61,812                      0.0707
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd               161,030                      0.1842
Gerrard Limited                            1,650,559                      1.8884

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                                           3,339,744                      3.8209

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28 SEPTEMBER 2005


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