Holding(s) in Company

JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile IT PLC
23 October 2007


TR-1: Notification of a Major Interest in Shares




1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile
shares to which voting rights are attached:                    Investment Trust plc


2. Reason for notification


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             X


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         X


Other (please specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification     Barclays plc
obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):


Barclays Bank PLC

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

Barclays Private Bank Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

Walbrook Trustees (Isle of Man) Ltd

Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the         19/10/2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                     22/10/2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:       5% to 6%





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 vi   viii
                   Number of     Number of     Number of    Number of voting rights % of voting rights
                   shares        voting rights shares
                                 viii                       Direct x    Indirect xi Direct   Indirect


      GB0005794036 6,380,588     6,380,588     6,380,673    0           6,380,673   0.00     6.00


                                B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                     % of voting rights


   6,380,673                                     6.00



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments
are effectively held, if applicable:



Barclays Bank PLC

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

Barclays Private Bank Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

Walbrook Trustees (Isle of Man) Ltd

Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd
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:                                     Geoff Smith


15. Contact telephone name:                          020 7116 2913






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