Holding(s) in Company

Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC
03 August 2005

WITAN PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (the 'Company')

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The Company has today been notified that as at 29 July 2005, Barclays PLC,
through its legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 3,668,886 
ordinary 25p shares representing

4.13% of the Company's issued share capital.
Legal Entity                                                            Holding                         Percentage held
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                          113,673                                    0.13
Gerrard Ltd                                                           1,743,741                                    1.96
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                          61,080                                    0.07
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                         1,750,392                                    1.97
                                                                      3,668,886                                    4.13

BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited

Secretary

3 AUGUST 2005


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