Purchase of Own Securities

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC
27 June 2000


      HENDERSON JAPANESE SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC


          Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares
                             
                             
                             
Notification  is  given  that  pursuant  to  the  authority
granted  at  an Extraordinary General Meeting  held  on  31
March  2000  to make market purchases of the Company's  own
shares of 25p, a market purchase of 250,000 ordinary shares
of  25p  each  in  the  capital of  the  Company  was  made
yesterday at a price of 59.00p per share.

Following this purchase and cancellation there will be
84,399,272 shares in issue.

                             
                             
For further information please contact :

Stephen Westwood
Henderson Investors Limited
Telephone: [phone]

Anthony Loehnis
Chairman
Henderson Japanese Smaller Companies Trust plc
Telephone: [phone]