Transaction in Own Shares - R

RNS Number : 8727N

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC

25 February 2009

 



PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED ON 5 FEBRUARY 2009 RNS NUMBER 8933M STATED THAT 17,000 SHARES WERE PURCHASED, THIS WAS THE INCORRECT AMOUNT. THE CORRECT VERSION IS BELOW.

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

25 February 2009

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Market Purchase by the Company of its own Ordinary Shares

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc hereby gives notification that, pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 26 September 2008 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of 17,500 ordinary shares of 25p each of the Company was made today at a price of 114.0p per share.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 77,597,796 ordinary shares of 25p each will remain in issue.

The capital of the Company with full voting rights is now the above number of ordinary shares of 25p each.  This figure may be used as the denominator for calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights.  

-ENDS-

For further information please contact:

 

Neil Hermon

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

Telephone: [phone]

  

James de Sausmarez

Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]

 

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