Directors Shareholding(s)

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC
19 October 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2   Name of director:
J R ALEXANDER

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
DIRECTOR IN 2 ABOVE - NON-BENEFICIAL

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
HENDERSON NOMINEES LIMITED

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
DIRECTOR IN 2 ABOVE

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
NON-BENEFICIAL PURCHASE BY FAMILY TRUSTS

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
2,000

8   Percentage of issued class:
INSIGNIFICANT

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
-

10  Percentage of issued class:
-

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY 25p SHARES

12  Price per share:
387.75p

13  Date of transaction:
18.10.00

14  Date company informed:
19.10.00

15  Total holding following this notification:
80,876 BENEFICIAL AND 14,500 NON-BENEFICIAL

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.047% BENEFICIAL AND 0.008% NON-BENEFICIAL

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
GEOFFREY RICE

24  Contact telephone number:
020 7410 4469

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
SECRETARY TO THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


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