Listing Rule 21

Personal Assets Trust PLC
05 January 2004

To:          RNS

From:        Personal Assets Trust plc

Date:        5 January 2004

Listing Rule 21

In accordance with paragraph 21.20 l (i) of the Listing Rules Personal Assets
Trust plc announces that, as at 31 December 2003, it had investments in the
following investment companies which do not have stated investment policies to
invest no more than 15% of their gross assets in other listed investment
companies:


Holding                                                     % of Gross Assets

Advance UK Trust plc                                                    0.37%



For further information please contact:

Gordon Hay Smith

ISIS Asset Management plc

0131 465 1000


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