Issue of Equity

Personal Assets Trust PLC
07 October 2005


To:    RNS
From:  Personal Assets Trust plc
Date   7 October 2005
     


Issue of Equity

The board of Personal Assets Trust plc announces the number of shares issued
during September 2005 :-

End of month              No of share in      Number of new shares      % of capital       Inflow of new
                                   issue   issued during the month       represented             capital

September                        725,401                       976              0.13            £235,557


There were 725,401 shares in issue as at 30 September 2005.  This gives a market
capitalisation of £177.0m, based on a closing mid-price of £243.9375.


For further details, please contact :-

Steven Budge, Personal Assets Trust plc                            0131 225 9995
Gordon Hay Smith, F&C Asset Management plc                         0131 465 1000



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