Holding(s) in Company

Monks Investment Trust PLC
17 December 2007





TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



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

Monks Investment Trust Plc



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:

Yes



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:

.................



Other

.................





3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Lloyds TSB Group Plc





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

Nominees (Jersey) Ltd

Perry Nominees Ltd

Boltro Nominees Ltd

Ward Nominees Ltd

Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd

State Street Nominees Ltd



5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (v):

13 December 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 December 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Fallen below 5%



8. Notified details:





A: Voting rights attached to shares



Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)


Class/type of shares if possible  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)
using the ISIN CODE
GB0030517261                      15,632,873                         15,632,873



Ordinary GBP

0.05



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                                                      Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


GB0030517261                 12,732,873                            12,732,873                       4.722



Ordinary GBP

0.05



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.


n/a





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


12,732,873                     4.722





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


14,080 Shares are held by Nominees (Jersey) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.
141,363 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.
4,994 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.
1,605 Shares are held by Ward Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.
99,449 Shares are held byt Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank
Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.
12,471,382 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd.  Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows
Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group
Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank
Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.





Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a



13. Additional information:

n/a



14. Contact name:

Lynn Mathewson



15. Contact telephone number:

0131 275 3185




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