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HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

HENDERSON PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

10 January 2013

Henderson Private Equity Investment Trust plc (the `Company')

The Company announces that the unaudited net asset value per ordinary share
(including current financial year revenue items) at 31 December 2012 is
398.7888p.

The unaudited net asset value per ordinary share (calculated excluding current
financial year revenue items) at 31 December 2012 is 450.5101p.

Given the significant progress in relation to the execution of the Company's
Realisation Strategy, the Company's Manager, Henderson Global Investors
Limited, has been able to make a reliable estimate of the total performance fee
which, in due course, is likely to be paid by the Company to the Manager as a
result of the successful delivery of the Realisation Strategy.

The provision of â£1.9 million was initially included in the Company's 31 August
2012 unaudited net asset value calculation (including current year revenue
items). Following the successful completion of the Third Tender Offer during
December, the Manager has now received an initial cash performance fee payment
of â£1.1 million. As a result the provision included in the Company's 31
December 2012 unaudited net asset value calculation (including current year
revenue items) has now been reduced to â£0.8 million.

A summary of the Company's performance fee arrangements is contained in the
Company's Annual Report.

Enquiries:

Ian Barrass
Portfolio Manager
Henderson Private Equity Investment Trust plc
Tel: 020 7818 2964
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