Purchase of Own Securities

F&C Pacific Inv Tst 
10 January 2002

                       F&C PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                            PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


1) Date of purchase:

9th January 2002

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

500,000

3) Highest and lowest price paid per share (excluding expenses):

100.5p

4) The issued share capital of the Company following this buy-back will be:

Ordinary Shares - 214,399,247

5) Name and telephone number of contact for queries:

Miss T.A. Bennett

020 7628 8000

6) Name of authorised Company official responsible for this notification:

Miss T.A. Bennett

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

7) Date of notification

9th January 2002



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