Directorate Change

F&C Pacific Inv Tst 
12 December 2003

F&C PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

The Board of F&C Pacific Investment Trust PLC ('Pacific') announces the
appointment of Mrs Sarah Bates as a non-executive Director with effect from 1
January 2004.

Mrs Bates has considerable experience of the investment management industry,
having joined the industry in 1980. Most recently she was chief executive of
INVESCO Institutional UK (which included their investment trust activities) and
was managing director of their investment trust business in the 1990s.

Christopher Purvis, Chairman, said 'I am delighted to welcome Sarah to the
Board; she has considerable experience of the investment management industry,
particularly investment trusts, and will bring important insights to the Board.'

As required under paragraph 16.4 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing
Authority, it is confirmed that Mrs Bates is currently a director of INVESCO
English and International Trust plc (appointed on 26 November 1999). No other
directorships in publicly quoted companies have been held in the past five
years. There are no details to be revealed in connection with paragraphs 6.F.2
(b) to (g) of the Listing Rules.


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