RNS Number:3287S
Henderson Absolute Rtn Portfolio Ld
21 November 2003

                  HENDERSON ABSOLUTE RETURN PORTFOLIO LIMITED

21 November 2003
                         Members' Voluntary Winding Up

On 7 August 2003, the Board announced its intention to provide Shareholders with
proposals relating to a voluntary liquidation of Henderson Absolute Return
Portfolio Limited (the "Company"). On 29 October 2003, the Board announced that
it had become aware of a number of Shareholders who wished to remain invested in
a fund with a similar investment policy to HARP, on which basis the Board was
recommending that HARP be wound up and reconstructed. It has now become clear
that insufficient Shareholders wish to continue their investment in this way.
The Board is therefore proposing the winding up of the Company, without
Shareholders being offered the opportunity to roll over their investment into a
successor vehicle. Shareholders will be sent a circular, as soon as is
reasonably practicable, to provide them with details of these proposals and to
seek their approval for the Special Resolution required to implement them.

Subject to the passing of this Special Resolution at an Extraordinary General
Meeting, it is expected that an initial distribution of cash will be made to
Shareholders by 31 January 2004. Any balance remaining in the hands of the
Liquidators on the termination of the Liquidation will be paid in cash to the
Shareholders on the register at the close of business on the date on which the
winding-up of the Company commences pro rata to their shareholdings at that
time.


Enquiries

Henderson Global Investors

Stephen Westwood 020 7818 5517
Stephen Phillips 020 7818 6417

UBS Limited

Will Rogers 020 7568 2939
Nicholas Rucker 020 7568 8574




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