Director Shareholding

Witan Inv Tst PLC
30 January 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

    WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    2) Name of director

    H M HENDERSON

    3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
    holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in
    respect of a non-beneficial interest

    NON-BENEFICIAL

    4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

    N J HENDERSON ACCUMULATOR

    5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

    AS IN 2 ABOVE

    6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    NON-BENEFICIAL PURCHASE

    7) Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    a) 4,000 b) 650

    8) Percentage of issued class

    INSIGNIFICANT

    9) Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    -

    10) Percentage of issued class

    -

    11) Class of security

    ORDINARY 25P SHARES

    12) Price per share

    -

    13) Date of transaction

    a) 17 APRIL 2000 b) 11 SEPTEMBER 2000

    14) Date company informed

    24 JANUARY 2001

    15) Total holding following this notification

    BENEFICIAL 522,732 NON-BENEFICIAL 234,064

    16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    BENEFICIAL 0.15% NON-BENEFICIAL 0.07%

    If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
    following boxes

    17) Date of grant



    18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



    19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



    20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



    21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



    22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



    23) Any additional information



    24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    GEOFFREY RICE TEL: [phone]

    25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification
    GEOFFREY RICE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Date of Notification - 30 JANUARY 2001