Issue of Equity

Personal Assets Trust PLC
03 May 2006

To:                RNS

From:              Personal Assets Trust plc

Date               3 May 2006



Issue of Equity



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


End of month              No of share in      Number of new shares      % of capital       Inflow of new
                                   issue  issued during the month*       represented             capital
April 2006                       739,234                     5,960              0.81          £1,543,643



* 5,460 shares were issued from the Company's shares held in Treasury with 500
being issued from the Company's various block listings.



There were 739,234 shares in issue as at 30 April 2006.  This gives a market
capitalisation of £191.6m, based on a closing mid-price of £259.25.







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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