Annual Information Update

RNS Number : 0722O

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC

12 September 2011

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

12 September 2011

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Information Update

Pursuant to Prospectus Rule 5.2, The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc sets out below a brief description of the information published throughout the 12 months ended 9 September 2011 by or for the Company. Further details of the information may be obtained from the Company Secretary or from the Company's website (www.hendersonsmallercompanies.com). All information was notified to a RIS in London. Some of the information referred to below was provided as at a specific date and may now be out of date.

General Announcements

· 2011-08-12 16:15:58 - AGM Documentation

· 2011-08-09 16:10:18 - Director/PDMR Shareholding

· 2011-08-04 14:39:11 - Final Results - Replacement

· 2011-08-03 16:12:08 - Final Results

· 2011-08-03 16:34:22 - Annual Financial Report

· 2011-07-01 13:39:42 - Director Declaration

· 2011-06-01 09:37:17 - Transactions in a Close Period

· 2011-05-16 16:40:39 - Director/PDMR Shareholding

· 2011-04-19 15:16:24 - Directorate Change

· 2011-03-31 15:32:43 - Interim Management Statement

· 2011-02-04 17:18:23 - Holding(s) in Company

· 2011-01-24 15:03:47 - Director/PDMR Shareholding

· 2011-01-19 07:00:05 - Half Yearly Report

· 2010-12-01 14:44:59 - Transactions in a Close Period

· 2010-10-15 15:16:06 - Interim Management Statement

· 2010-10-04 17:29:24 - Director/PDMR Shareholding

· 2010-09-27 14:51:40 - Director/PDMR Shareholding

· 2010-09-27 17:16:55 - Annual Information Update

Net Asset Values

The Company's net asset value was released on a daily basis via RNS.

Monthly Fact Sheets

An announcement advising that the Company's fact sheet was submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and made available on the Company's website was released via RNS on a monthly basis.

Companies House

AP01	27/05/2011	DIRECTOR APPOINTED JAMIE MICHAEL BEALE CAYZER-COLVIN
AR01	12/11/2010	10/10/10 FULL LIST
LATEST SOC	12/11/2010	12/11/10 STATEMENT OF CAPITAL GBP 18746956
CC04	12/10/2010	STATEMENT OF COMPANY'S OBJECTS
RES13	12/10/2010	COMPANY CONTINUE AS AN INVESTMENT TRUST 24/09/2010
RES01	12/10/2010	ALTERATION TO MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES
RES09	12/10/2010	AUTHORITY- PURCHASE SHARES OTHER THAN FROM CAPITAL
TM01	01/10/2010	APPOINTMENT TERMINATED, DIRECTOR SALLY DAVIS
AA	01/10/2010	GROUP OF COMPANIES' ACCOUNTS MADE UP TO 31/05/10

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Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

For further information, please contact:

Neil Hermon

Fund Manager

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

Telephone: 020 7818 4351

James de Sausmarez

Head of Investment Trusts

Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 3349

Sarah Gibbons-Cook

Investor Relations and PR Manager

Henderson Global Investors