Holding in Company
29 May 2003 - 9:15PM
UK Regulatory
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
BRITISH & AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
JONATHAN CHARLES WOOLF
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 2 ABOVE
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
AS 2 ABOVE
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
1,380,812
6. Percentage of issued class
5.52%
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
NIL
8. Percentage of issued class
NIL
9. Class of security
ORDINARY �1
10. Date of transaction
28/05/03
11. Date company informed
29/05/03
12. Total holding following this notification
1,380,812
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.52%
14. Any additional information
TRANSFER BY EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF SIR JOHN WOOLF TO BENEFICIARY
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
K WILLIAMS 0207 201 3137
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
KEITH WILLIAMS, COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification
29 MAY 2003
