Holding(s) in Company

Witan Inv Tst PLC
30 May 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

BARCLAYS PLC

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

BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD

BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

BARCLAYS BANK TRUST COMPANY LTD

BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD

BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD; AND

BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD

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

ALMLUFFTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTAN A/C ALMLUFTT                                        183,124

BB1964UKC-16530-CHASE MANHATTAN A/C BB1964UK                                        794,607

BBH HGBO125 A/C 00594635                                                            100,000

BBH HGB0125 A/C 00594643                                                            179,000

BBTCL DMC69                                                                         127,758

BBTCL R69                                                                         4,558,082

BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTAN A/C BLEQPTUK                                        313,058

BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTAN A/C BLUKINTT                                      3,351,697

SWAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                             3,977,822

ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                              883,275

OTHER ACCOUNTS OF UNDER 100,000 EACH                                                335,824
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TOTAL                                                                            14,804,247
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5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT NOTIFIED

6) Percentage of issued class

NOT NOTIFIED

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT NOTIFIED

8) Percentage of issued class

NOT NOTIFIED

9) Class of security

ORDINARY 25p SHARES

10) Date of transaction

NOT NOTIFIED

11) Date company informed

30 MAY 2002


12) Total holding following this notification

14,804,247

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.21%


14) Any additional information


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

G S RICE 020 7818 4469


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

G S RICE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
SECRETARY TO WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Date of notification 30 MAY 2002


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