SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.
Name of company

Martin Currie Pacific Trust plc

2.
Name of shareholder having a major interest
The Bank of England Pension Fund

3.
Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As in 2 above

4.
Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

The Securities Management Trust Limited

5.
Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

6.
Percentage of issued class

7.
Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
250,000

8.
Percentage of issued class
0.58%

9.
Class of security
Ordinary 50p shares

10.
Date of transaction
Not disclosed

11.
Date company informed
3 October 2003

12.
Total holding following this notification
1,299,750

13.
Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.04%

14.
Any additional information

15.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Jason Bibb 0131 479 4736

16.
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Martin Currie Investment Management Limited

Date of notification: 6 October 2003