Purchase of Own Securities

Henderson Strata Investments PLC
26 February 2003


HENDERSON STRATA INVESTMENTS PLC
HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS
26 FEBRUARY 2003



                        HENDERSON STRATA INVESTMENTS PLC

           Market Purchase by the Company of its own Ordinary Shares


Henderson Strata Investments plc hereby gives notification that, pursuant to the
authority granted to the Company at the Annual General Meeting on 13 February
2003 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of
70,000 ordinary shares of 25p each of the Company was made today at a price of
224p per share.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 17,286,850 ordinary
shares of 25p each will remain in issue.



                                     -ENDS-

For further information please contact:

Richard Smith
Henderson Strata Investments plc
Telephone: [phone]

Stephen Westwood
Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors
Telephone: [phone]

Stephen Phillips
Investor Relations Manager, Henderson Global Investors
Telephone: [phone]



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