Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Witan Inv Tst PLC
5 April 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2   Name of director:
R W C COLVILL

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
HOLDINGS OF DIRECTOR NAMED IN (2) ABOVE

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
HENDERSON NOMINEES LIMITED A/C PEP

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
REINVESTMENT OF INCOME - BENEFICIAL PEP INTEREST

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
35

8   Percentage of issued class:
INSIGNIFICANT

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p

12  Price per share:
478p

13  Date of transaction:
4 APRIL 2000

14  Date company informed:
5 APRIL 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
4,603

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
INSIGNIFICANT

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

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  Contact name for queries:
WENDY KING

24  Contact telephone number:
020 7410 4233

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
SECRETARY TO WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Additional Information: