Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8981L

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC

19 January 2009

 



THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

19 January 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 20,000 ordinary shares of 25p each of the Company was made today at a price of 123.50p per share.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 77,615,296 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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