RNS Number:9534Q
TR European Growth Trust PLC
15 October 2003

TR EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

15 October 2003



                          TR EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST PLC

                    Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares


Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on 8 November 2002 to make market purchases
of the Company's own shares of 12.5p, a market purchase of 200,000 ordinary
shares of 12.5p each in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of
150.00p per share. Following this purchase and cancellation there will be
154,021,246 shares in issue.



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For further information please contact:

Stephen Peak

Fund Manager, TR European Growth Trust PLC

Telephone: 020 7818 4334

Stephen Westwood

Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 5517

Stephen Phillips

Associate Director, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 6417


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