Re Directorate

Henderson TR Pacific Inv. Trust PLC
18 September 2000
                             


                                 
             HENDERSON TR PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
                                 
               New Non-Executive Director Appointed

Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust plc announces the
appointment of Miss Judith Unwin, OBE as a non-executive director,
with effect from 18 September 2000.

Miss Unwin is the newly appointed Head of UK Export Finance at BNP
Paribas, London, with wide experience of Asian financial markets.

                                 
Enquiries to:                                     Issued by:

Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust plc         Wendy King
Michael Watt, Director and Manager                Henderson
Secretarial Services Limited
Iain Dale, Chairman                              Secretary to
Henderson TR Pacific
Tel: [phone]                                Investment Trust plc
                                                Tel: [phone]

Stephen Westwood
Head of Investment Trusts
Tel: [phone]