Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:9491I
Utilico Investment Trust PLC
14 September 2006


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Utilico Investment Trust plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Friends Provident Group



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


This holding comprises 8,486,037 shares (13.17%) held on behalf of discretionary
clients of F&C Asset Management plc, part of the Friends Provident Group, (which
includes a holding of 6,481,367 shares (10.05%) held by Foreign & Colonial
Investment Trust PLC) and 5,654,500 shares (8.77%) held on behalf of non-
discretionary clients through the savings schemes managed by F&C.



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


Chase Nominees Limited                               8,486,037

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited                             397,522

Puddle Dock Nominees Limited                         5,256,978



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Unknown



8. Percentage of issued class


Unknown



9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 1.5625p each



10. Date of transaction


Not specified



11. Date company informed


14 September 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


14,140,537



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


21.94



14. Any additional information


F&C Asset Management and its holding Company, Friends Provident Life Office, are
also interested in the shares.



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Debbie Fish
Tel: [phone]



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Debbie Fish
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary



Date of notification


14 September 2006



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