Transaction in Own Shares

Henderson TR Pacific Inv. Trust PLC
06 May 2008

HENDERSON TR PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

6 May 2008



                   HENDERSON TR PACIFIC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                    Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares



Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at an Annual
General Meeting on 23 April 2008 to make market purchases of the Company's own
ordinary shares of 5p each, a market purchase of 38,500 ordinary shares in the
capital of the Company was made today at a price of 148.6494p per share.



Following this purchase and cancellation there are 163,812,907 ordinary shares
in issue.



The issued share capital of the Company following this purchase is 163,812,907
ordinary shares of 5p each. The figure to be used as the denominator for
calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights is 163,812,907 as on a
poll ordinary shareholders have one vote for every 5p in nominal value.



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For further information please contact:



Andrew Beal

Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust plc

Telephone: [phone]



James de Sausmarez

Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]








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