HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800NE2NCQ67M2M998

21 AUGUST 2017

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Report for the year ended 31 May 2017

The Annual Report for the year ended 31 May 2017 has been sent to shareholders, together with the Notice of Annual General Meeting.

Copies of the Annual Report for the year ended 31 May 2017, the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:  www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website:  www.hendersonsmallercompanies.com

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

For further information please contact:

Rachel Peat

For and on behalf of Henderson Secretarial Services Limited

Secretary to The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc
Tel: 020 7818 6125

James de Sausmarez

Director and Head of Investment Trusts

Henderson Investment Funds Limited
Tel: 020 7818 3349