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Witan Investment Trust PLC12 October 2007 Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares Witan Investment Trust plc 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer ofexisting 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 acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Yes Other (please specify): Alteration to the number of Shares In Issue 3. Full name of person(s) subject to Lloyds TSB Group Plcnotification obligation: Nominees (Jersey) Ltd4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Perry Nominees Ltddifferent from 3): Boltro Nominees Ltd Ward Nominees Ltd Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd Lloyds TSB Registrars State Street Nominees Ltd 11th October 2007 5. Date of transaction (and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 12th October 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: Reached 5% 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingIf possible shares voting shares rightsuse ISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord GBP0.25 11,741,154 11,741,154 11,741,154 11,741,154 5.150 0974406 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 11,741,154 5.150 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: 40,888 Shares are held by Nominees (Jersey) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 120,570 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 119,284 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 1,363 Shares are held by Ward Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 125,772 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a whollyowned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 11,079,742 Shares are held by Lloyds TSB Registrars , a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, awholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 253,535 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows InvestmentPartnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary ofLloyds TSB Group Plc. 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: 15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0) 1444 418127 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligationFull name Lloyds TSB Group Plc (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address Henry Duncan House 120 George Street(registered office for legal entities) Edinburgh EH2 4LH Phone number & email +44 (0) 131 225 4555 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit Contact address 2nd Floor 31/33 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3SPPhone number & email +44 (0) 1444 418127 [email protected] useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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