Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
21 January 2004



                                  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
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
NOT SPECIFIED

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
NOT SPECIFIED

6. Percentage of issued class
-

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
-



8. Percentage of issued class
-

9. Class of security
ORDINARY 25p SHARES

10. Date of transaction
NOT SPECIFIED

11. Date company informed
21 JANUARY 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
13,100,329

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.84%

14. Any additional information
UPDATED FIGURE REPORTED AT WITAN'S REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE IN ANNUAL REPORT.

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
21 JANUARY 2004


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