Transaction in Own Shares

Henderson TR Pacific Inv. Trust PLC
02 October 2007

HENDERSON TR PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

2 October 2007



                   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 19 April 2007 to make market purchases of the Company's own
ordinary shares of 5p each, a market purchase of 25,000 ordinary shares in the
capital of the Company was made today at a price of 160.25p per share.



Following this purchase and cancellation there are 175,315,407 ordinary shares
in issue.



The issued share capital of the Company following this purchase is 175,315,407
ordinary shares of 5p each. The figure to be used as the denominator for
calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights is 175,315,407 as on a
poll ordinary shareholders have one vote for every 5p in nominal value.



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For further information please contact:



Andrew Beal

Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust plc

Telephone: [phone]



James de Sausmarez

Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]






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