Transaction in Own Shares

Personal Assets Trust PLC
25 July 2007

Personal Assets Trust plc



To:      RNS


From:    Personal Assets Trust plc


Date:    25 July 2007




PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES



On 24 July 2007 Personal Assets Trust plc bought 200 of its own Ordinary shares
of £12.50 to be held in Treasury at a price of £264.50 each.



The Company's issued share capital consists of 750,876 ordinary shares, of which
27,531 ordinary shares are held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of
shares with voting rights in Personal Assets Trust plc is 723,345.



The above figure (723,345) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for
the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Personal Assets Trust plc
under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.





Steven Davidson
Company Secretary





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