Henderson European Trust Plc
HNDEF
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- John Bennett
- Sector
- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- 201 Bishopsgate London United Kingdom EC2M 3AE
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 2025
- Website
- henderson.com
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- Henderson European Trust Plc (HNDEF) operates as a United Kingdom-based closed-end investment trust focused on maximizing total return through a diversified portfolio of predominantly European-listed equities, excluding the United Kingdom; the portfolio typically comprises 35 to 45 stocks with a maximum 10% weighting per holding, emphasizing large-cap companies across sectors including industrials, financials, consumer discretionary, technology, healthcare, consumer staples, energy, telecommunications, basic materials, and utilities; within limits, it also invests in small- and mid-cap companies or those listed outside Europe, benchmarking against the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index. The trust targets long-term capital and income growth for shareholders, with geographic exposure spanning Continental Europe including France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Ireland, and Austria. Incorporated on 20 January 1947 as London & Gartmore Investment Trust Plc and headquartered at 201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE, the company was managed by Janus Henderson Fund Management UK Limited until recent changes; its SIC code is 64301 for activities of investment trusts. In a major strategic development, Henderson European Trust Plc completed a combination with Fidelity European Trust Plc on 26 September 2025 following shareholder approval via special resolutions at general meetings on 9 and 26 September 2025, transferring approximately £462.7 million in net assets to form an enlarged entity exceeding £2.1 billion in assets under management; this transaction followed the resignation of both co-portfolio managers from Janus Henderson in January 2025 and a comprehensive board review of strategic options in June 2025, culminating in the company's entry into members' voluntary liquidation under joint liquidators Gareth Morris and Jonathan Dunn of FRP Advisory Trading Limited. Shareholders electing rollover received new Fidelity European Trust shares based on a formula asset value exchange ratio, while others opted for cash exits or pre-liquidation interim dividends of 3.4 pence per share paid on 19 September 2025; trading in Henderson European Trust shares was suspended post-combination, with Fidelity maintaining its investment policy under co-managers Sam Morse and Marcel Stötzel. This merger builds on prior consolidation, as Henderson European Trust itself resulted from the 2024 combination of Henderson European Focus Trust Plc and Henderson EuroTrust Plc.