Purchase of Own Secs-Replace

F&C Pacific Inv Tst 
17 December 2002

                        F&C PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                             PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


The issuer advises that the following replaces the Purchase of Own Shares
announcement released on 13th December 2002 at 07.00am under RNS number 0545F

The number of ordinary shares purchased should read 94,000 and not 93,000.
Also the issued share capital should read 190,848,247 and not 190,849,247.

All other details remain unchanged. The full corrected version is shown below.


1) Date of purchase:

12th December 2002

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

94,000

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

83p

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

Ordinary Shares - 190,848,247

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

17th December 2002


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