Issue of Equity

Personal Assets Trust PLC
09 June 2006

To:                RNS

From:              Personal Assets Trust plc
                  
Date               9 June 2006




Issue of Equity



The board of Personal Assets Trust plc announces the number of shares issued
during May 2006:-


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

May 2006                         739,508                       274              0.04             £69,888



* These shares have been issued from the Company's various block listings.



There were 739,508 shares in issue as at 31 May 2006.  This gives a market
capitalisation of £184.1m, based on a closing mid-price of £249.00.







For further details, please contact:-

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






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