Holding in Company

RNS Number:8663H
Henderson Japanese Smlr Cos Tst PLC
1 August 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company
HENDERSON JAPANESE SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
DEUTSCHE BANK AG


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
AS IN 2 ABOVE


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
UNKNOWN


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
UNKNOWN


6) Percentage of issued class
UNKNOWN

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
-


8) Percentage of issued class
-


9) Class of security
ORDINARY 25p SHARES


10) Date of transaction
NOT NOTIFIED


11) Date company informed
1 AUGUST 2001


12) Total holding following this notification
8,150,000 shares



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
10.11%

14) Any additional information
-


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
KRISTA BURWOOD 020 7818 2966


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
KRISTA BURWOOD, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED

SECRETARY
Date of notification 1 AUGUST 2001