Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6114A

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC

04 August 2008

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):___________________________________________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Carrousel Capital Ltd Investment Manager
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	The Carrousel Fund Ltd and The Carrousel Fund II Ltd
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	01 August 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	04 August 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	6.00 %

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0009065060	4,685,000	4,685,000	5,129,030	5,129,030		6.20%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

5,129,030

6.20%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

Carrousel Capital Ltd's Prime Brokers -JP Morgan and Citigroup- hold the shares in nominees accounts.

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

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Carrousel Capital Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Hammond House 117 Piccadilly London W1J 7JU
Phone number	00 44 20 7493 6518
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Legal Advisers: Dechert London

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Jasmine Yennek
Contact address	Carrousel Capital Ltd Hammond House 117 Piccadilly London W1J 7JU
Phone number	020 7529 5986
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Investment Manager to the Carrousel Fund Ltd and the Carrousel Fund II Ltd