Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 6432E

Personal Assets Trust PLC

23 December 2009

Personal Assets Trust plc

To: RNS

From: Personal Assets Trust plc

Date: 23 December 2009

ISSUE OF EQUITY

On 23 December 2009 Personal Assets Trust plc issued 718 of its Ordinary shares of £12.50 at a price of £279.50 per share from its various block listings.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 794,608 Ordinary shares, of which there are no shares held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in Personal Assets Trust plc is 794,608.

The above figure (794,608) 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.