Holding(s) in Company

F&C Pacific Inv Tst 
25 February 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

F&C Pacific Investment Trust PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Advance Developing Markets Trust plc

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 above

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

Nortrust Nominees Limited

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

99,575

6) Percentage of issued class

0.05%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

n/a

8) Percentage of issued class

n/a

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25p each

10) Date of transaction

19th February 2003

11) Date company informed

24th February 2003

12) Total holding following this notification

6,408,575

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.38%

14) Any additional information

Company informed via letter received 24th February 2003

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Miss S. Cox
Tel: [phone]

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

Miss S. Cox
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary

Date of notification:

24th February 2003


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