Holding(s) in Company

F&C Pacific Inv Tst 
17 February 2004

                                  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

Legal & General Group 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 in 2

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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945         81,298

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245      1,362,830

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206      4,569,902

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 747381        345,440

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203        274,151

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509        238,333

TOTAL                                                6,871,954


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

n/a

8) Percentage of issued class

n/a

9) Class of security

ordinary shares of 25p

10) Date of transaction

n/a

11) Date company informed

17th February 2004

12) Total holding following this notification

6,871,954

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.03%

14) Any additional information

Notification due to a reduction in F&C Pacific's issued share capital

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Miss T.A. Bennett
020 7628 8000

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

Miss T.A. Bennett
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary

Date of notification:

17th February 2004


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