Transaction in Own Shares

F&C Pacific Inv Tst 
05 May 2004

                        F&C PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                             PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

 1. Date of purchase:

    4 May 2004

    2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

    200,000

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

    115p

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

    Ordinary Shares - 166,031,490



Additional information:

Following recent buy-backs the issued share capital is confirmed as follows:

27 April 2004 share in issue 166,981,490

27 April 2004 total buy-back of 400,000 shares : shares in issue after buy-back
166,581,490

29 April 2004 total buy-back of 350,000 shares : shares in issue after buy-back
166,231,490

4 May 2004 total buy-back of 200,000 shares : share in issue after buy-back
166,031,490


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

4 May 2004


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