Holding(s) in Company

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC
20 July 2007


TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing            Henderson Smaller Companies
shares to which voting rights are attached(i):

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                   X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):___________________________________________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification               Royal London Asset Management
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                              -

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                 18/07/07
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                 19/07/07

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                   3%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
                     the Triggering
 if possible using   transaction
the ISIN CODE        Number of   Number of   Number of   Number of    % of voting rights
                     Shares      Voting      shares      voting
                                 Rights                  rights
                                             Direct      Direct       Indirect  Direct      Indirect
GB0009065060         5,410,661   6.3895%     6.1558%     5,210,661         n/a  6.1558%       n/a


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.
           N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
5,210,661                                          6.1558%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:
N/A


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:       n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:   n/a



13. Additional information:                       n/a

14. Contact name:                            Zahira Muslim

15. Contact telephone number:                0207 5066534

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
Phone number
Other useful information (at least legal representative
for legal persons)



B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                                  Royal London Asset Management
Contact address                                            55 Gracechurch Street,

                                                           London, EC3V0UF
Phone number                                               02075066534
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship
with the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)



C:        Additional information




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