Holding(s) in Company

F&C Pacific Inv Tst 
26 September 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

    Windsor Life Assurance Company Ltd

    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 in 2 above

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

    BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

    5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



    6) Percentage of issued class



    7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    10,086,000

    8) Percentage of issued class

    5.44%

    9) Class of security

    Ordinary shares of 25p each

    10) Date of transaction

    9th September 2003

    11) Date company informed

    26th September 2003

    12) Total holding following this notification

    113,068

    13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.06%

    14) Any additional information



    15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Miss T.A. Bennett
    Tel: [phone]

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

    Mr D. Harding
    For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited

    Date of notification

    26 September 2003



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