Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number:3966T
Henderson Strata Investments PLC
17 December 2003


HENDERSON STRATA INVESTMENTS PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

17 December 2003


                        HENDERSON STRATA INVESTMENTS PLC

            Market Purchase by the Company of its own Ordinary Shares


Henderson Strata Investments plc hereby gives notification that, pursuant to the
authority granted to the Company at the Annual General Meeting on 13 February
2003 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of
85,000 ordinary shares of 25p each of the Company was made today at a price of
331p per share.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 17,101,515 ordinary
shares of 25p each will remain in issue.

                                -ENDS-

For further information please contact:

Richard Smith

Henderson Strata Investments plc

Telephone: [phone]



Stephen Westwood

Head of Investment Trusts

Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]



Stephen Phillips

Associate Director

Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

POSUBRBRONRUAAA