Holding(s) in Company

Witan Investment Trust PLC
05 June 2007


TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares




1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of         Witan Investment Trust plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
                                                                                       

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        x


Other (please specify):______________
                                                     
                                                     
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:                                          AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
                                                     group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):
                                                     31/05/2007

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                     04/06/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:      14%


8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares        triggering transaction
              Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting
If possible   shares       voting       shares                                 rights
use ISIN code              rights

                                                     Direct        Indirect    Direct       Indirect
0974406     35,013,390   35,013,390   34,781,390   34,781,390    232,000       14.01        0.09


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)





Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
                     35,013,390                                             14.10%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:


Name of the company/fund                       Number of Shares          % of issued share capital
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                     26,000,354                     10.47050



                    Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund             210,000                      0.08457



                   Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                13,275                       0.00535



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        23,483                       0.00946



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c                   6,345,000                     2.55517



                    Direct
AXA Insurance UK                                        235,840                      0.09497



                    Direct
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme                             10,000                       0.00403



                   Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                       1,300,000                     0.52352



                    Direct
Sun Life Insurance (IOM) Ltd                            47,809                       0.01925



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        59,880                       0.02411



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        40,350                       0.01625



                    Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity              67,516                       0.02719



                    Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share              45,256                       0.01822
Tracker



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share             315,000                      0.12685
Equity



                    Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share             220,998                      0.08900
Tracker



                    Direct
Framlington onshore private clients                     12,000                       0.00483



                   Indirect
AXA Winterthur                                          66,629                       0.02683



                    Direct
Total Direct                                          34,781,390                    14.000668
Total Indirect                                          232,000                      0.09343
TOTAL                                                 35,013,390                     14.10011


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:


14 Contact name:                                       Terry Marsh


15. Contact telephone name:                            020 7003 2637





For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.





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