Company Profile For Personal Assets Trust PLC

Personal Assets Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust run for private investors. The Company’s investments portfolio includes equity shares, fixed-interest securities and other investments. The Company’s investment objective is to protect and increase (in that order) the value of shareholders’ funds over the long term, and to earn as high a total return as is compatible with a risk equivalent to that of the FTSE All-Share Index. As of April 30, 2009, the Company’s investments included Alliance Trust, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, GlaxoSmithKline, British American Tobacco, Centrica, Tesco and National Grid. The Company’s investment adviser is Troy Asset Management Limited (Troy).

BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 30 April 2009, Personal Assets Trust PLC's total income decreased from £6.2M to £5.7M. Gain on investments totaled £5.6M vs. a loss of £5.7M. Net loss increased from £2M to £16.8M. Net asset value per share decreased from £257.37 to £229.64. Personal Assets Trust PLC is an independently managed investment trust run for private investors and listed on London Stock Exchange.