Transaction in Own Shares

Henderson TR Pacific Inv. Trust PLC
31 January 2008


HENDERSON TR PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS
31 January 2008


                   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 135,000 ordinary shares in the
capital of the Company was made today at a price of 133p per share.

Following this purchase and cancellation there are 169,996,407 ordinary shares
in issue.

The issued share capital of the Company following this purchase is 169,996,407
ordinary shares of 5p each. The figure to be used as the denominator for
calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights is 169,996,407 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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