Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
17 September 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

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED


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

AS IN 2 ABOVE FOR VARIOUS ACCOUNTS


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

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245 1,622,829

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206 8,324,783

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 904332 30,300

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866203 325,000

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509 312,100

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10,615,012

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5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

100,000


6. Percentage of issued class

INSIGNIFICANT


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

-


8. Percentage of issued class

-


9. Class of security

ORDINARY 25p SHARES


10. Date of transaction

12 SEPTEMBER 2002


11. Date company informed

16 SEPTEMBER 2002


12. Total holding following this notification

10,615,012


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.02%


14. Any additional information

THE HOLDINGS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO A CONCERT PARTY


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

GEOFFREY 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


Date of notification

17 SEPTEMBER 2002



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