Purchase of Own Securities

Henderson TR Pacific Inv. Trust PLC
2 October 2001

2 October 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 48.75p per share.


Following the purchase and cancellation, 204,678,359 ordinary shares of 5p
will be in issue.





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Michael Watt

Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust plc

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Vicki Staveacre

Henderson Press Office

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