Transaction in Own Shares

Henderson TR Pacific Inv. Trust PLC
02 May 2008

HENDERSON TR PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

2 May 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 23 April 2008 to make market purchases of the Company's own
ordinary shares of 5p each, a market purchase of 5,165,000 ordinary shares in
the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 148.5p per share.



Following this purchase and cancellation there are 163,851,407 ordinary shares
in issue.



The issued share capital of the Company following this purchase is 163,851,407
ordinary shares of 5p each. The figure to be used as the denominator for
calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights is 163,851,407 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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