Purchase of Own Securities

F&C Pacific Inv Tst 
26 March 2002

                        F&C PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                             PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES



1) Date of purchase:

25th March 2002

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

400,000

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

106.25p

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

Ordinary Shares - 209,749,247

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

25th March 2002









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