Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3645U

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC

23 June 2009

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

yes

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 notification obligation:

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Bny Mellon	3,345,016
Northern Trust	580,420
State Street	379,700
Bank of New York	23,000

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

June 19, 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

June 23, 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0009065060. 4,328,136 shares = 5.75%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Same as A

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

15. Contact telephone name:

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

4991 Lake Brook Dr., Suite 125

Glen Allen, VA, USA 23060

Phone number & email

804-525-1750

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Shannon S. Fake
Contact address	Same as above
Phone number & email	Same as above
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Managing Director of Research