Purchase of Own Securities

Henderson TR Pacific Inv. Trust PLC
20 July 2001

20 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 250,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the
capital of the Company was made today at a price of 66.5p per share.


Following the purchases and cancellations, 205,290,359 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]