For filings with the FCA include the annex                                              
                                                                                            
    For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                               

       

    TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         

       

    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying              Pacific Assets Trust plc        
    issuer of existing shares to which voting rights                                         
    are attached: ii                                                                         

       

    2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               

       

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         Yes   
                                                                                              
    An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result     No    
    in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached           
                                                                                              
    An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to           No    
    qualifying financial instruments                                                          
                                                                                              
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                    No    
                                                                                              
    Other (please                                                                       No    
    specify):                                                                                 
                                                                                              

       

    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the            Lazard Asset Management LLC          
    notification obligation: iii                                                             
                                                                                             
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if                         MELLON TRUST                 
    different from 3.):iv                                    NORTHERN TRUST CO               
                                                   STATE STREET BANK - CUSTODY MASTER TST    
                                                     STATE STREET BANK - MASTER TR-ETC       
                                                    STATE STREET BANK - CUSTODIAN - ETC      
                                                   BANK OF NEW YORK, INC - GLOBAL CUSTODY    
                                                          JP MORGAN CHASE - SWIFT            
                                                                                             
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                    14 January 2016                
    which the threshold is crossed or reached:                                               
    v                                                                                        
                                                                                             
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                         15 January 2016                
                                                                                             
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                 Decrease From 9% to 8%            
    reached: vi, vii                                                                         

    8. Notified details:
    A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

    Class/type of     Situation previous                 Resulting situation after              
    shares             to the triggering                      the triggering                    
                          transaction                           transaction                     
                                                                                                
    if possible                   Number                     Number             % of voting     
    using              Number       of       Number            of                 rights x      
    the ISIN CODE        of       Voting       of            voting                             
                       Shares     Rights     shares          rights                             
                                                                                                
                                             Direct   Direct xi   Indirect   Direct    Indirect 
                                                                    xii                         
                                                                                                
         Ordinary               10,757,858                       10,648,377             8.915%  
    GB0006674385                                                                                

       

    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                                            
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    

       

      Type of financial   Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting      % of voting   
         instrument       date xiii   Conversion Period   rights that may be        rights     
                                             xiv            acquired if the                    
                                                             instrument is                     
                                                         exercised/ converted.                 
                                                                                               

       

    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial           
    Instruments xv, xvi                                                                     
                                                                                            
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    

       

    Type of financial  Exercise  Expiration  Exercise/     Number of voting        % of voting    
       instrument       price    date xvii  Conversion    rights instrument      rights xix, xx   
                                              period          refers to                           
                                               xviii                                              
                                                                                                  
                                                                                Nominal    Delta  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  

       

    Total (A+B+C)                                                                           

       

              Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights         
                                                                                             
                       10,648,377                                  8.915%                    

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                            
    Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.         

       

    Proxy Voting:                                                                            
                                                                                             
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                    n/a                     
                                                                                             
    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder                         n/a                     
    will cease to hold:                                                                      
                                                                                             
    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease                        n/a                     
    to hold voting rights:                                                                   

       

    13. Additional information:                                      n/a                     
                                                                                             
    14. Contact name:                                             Mark Pope                  
                                                  For and on behalf of Frostrow Capital LLP  
                                                              Company Secretary              
                                                                                             
    15. Contact telephone number:                               0203 008 4913