Transaction in Own Shares

Henderson TR Pacific Inv. Trust PLC
19 October 2006

HENDERSON TR PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS



19 October 2006



                   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 30 March 2006 to make market purchases of the Company's own
ordinary shares of 5p each, a market purchase of 700,000 ordinary shares in the
capital of the Company was made today at a price of 108.50p per share.

Following this purchase and cancellation there are 185,653,359 ordinary shares
in issue.

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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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