Premier Pacific Income Fund PLC 01 March 2006 COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT For Immediate Release 1 March 2006 Premier Pacific Income Fund plc (the 'Company') Re: Holding in Company The Directors of the Company wish to announce, in accordance with UKLA Listing Rule 21.20l(i) that as at 28th February 2006, we do not hold investments in other UK listed investment companies (including investment trusts) which themselves do not have a stated investment policy to invest no more than 15% of their gross assets in other UK listed investment companies (including investment trusts). In accordance with UKLA Listing Rule 21.201(ii), the following list represents the Company's top 10 investments as at 28th February 2006. Two investments, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Hopewell Holdings represent 5.5% and 5.3% of gross assets respectively at that date. Name of Company Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Hopewell Holdings Samsung Fire & Marine Ins Great Eagle Holdings Ltd Cosco Corp (Singapore) Hutchison Whampoa Ltd Shinsegae Co Ltd Kookmin Bank Commonwealth Bank of Australia Tabcorp Holdings Limited Enquiries: Corporate Compliance and Secretarial Services Limited Alan Aylward Phone: + 353 1 476 8300 RSM Robson Rhodes LLP Louise Butler Phone: + 353 1 436 6400 This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange