AGM Statement

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC
26 September 2003



THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

26 SEPTEMBER 2003



              THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


                             Annual General Meeting



The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc hereby gives notification
that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today all the
resolutions, as set out in full in the notice of meeting dated 11 July 2003,
were duly passed. One of the resolutions gave authority to the Company to make
market purchases of up to 17,531,830 ordinary shares (being 14.99% of the
ordinary shares in issue).




                                     -ENDS-



For further information please contact:

Neil Hermon

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

Telephone: [phone]

Stephen Westwood

Head of Investment Trusts

Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]

Stephen Phillips

Associate Director

Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]


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