Purchase of Own Securities

Henderson TR Pacific Inv. Trust PLC
30 July 2001

30 July 2001


                   HENDERSON TR PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                   Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares

Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at an Annual
General Meeting on 9 April 2001 to make market purchases of the Company's own
shares of 5p, a market purchase of 212,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the
capital of the Company was made today at a price of 64p per share.


Following the purchase and cancellation, 204,928,359 ordinary shares of 5p
will be in issue.

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For further information please contact :

Michael Watt

Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust plc

Telephone : [phone]

Vicki Staveacre

Henderson Press Office

Telephone: [phone]