Transaction in Own Shares

Henderson Strata Investments PLC
09 March 2005

HENDERSON STRATA INVESTMENTS PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

9 March 2005



                        HENDERSON STRATA INVESTMENTS PLC

     Market Purchase by the Company of its own Ordinary Shares to be held in
                                    Treasury



Henderson Strata Investments plc hereby gives notification that, pursuant to the
authority granted to the Company at the Annual General Meeting on 10 February
2005 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of
45,000 ordinary shares of 25p each of the Company was made today at a price of
501p per share. The shares will be held in Treasury.

Following the completion of this purchase, the number of shares in issue
(excluding the shares held in Treasury) will be is 12,386,260 ordinary shares of
25p each.

                                  -ENDS-



For further information please contact:

Colin Hughes

Henderson Strata Investments plc

Telephone: [phone]

or

James de Sausmarez

Head of Investment Trusts

Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]




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