Annual Financial Report and Shareholder Circular

RNS Number : 6558Y

Henderson Diversified Income Ltd

06 March 2017

 

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HENDERSON DIVERSIFIED INCOME LIMITED

LEI number 213800WSTK3SLGXXXN46

6 MARCH 2017

PUBLICATION OF CIRCULAR AND ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2016

Further to its announcement of 23 February 2017, the Board of Henderson Diversified Income Limited (the "Company") announces that it has today published a circular setting out further details of the recommended proposals for the reconstruction and winding up of the Company and the transfer of the assets of the Company to Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc. As part of the proposals the Shareholders will be asked to approve a second dividend of 1.25p (one point two five pence) per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 October 2017. The dividend will be paid on 30 June 2017 to shareholders on the register (the record date) on 21 April 2017. The shares will be quoted ex-dividend on 20 April 2017. The proposals, including declaration of the dividend, are subject to the approval of Shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting convened for 8.35 a.m. (or if later as soon as the annual general meeting of the Company convened for the same day has concluded) on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 at Liberté House, 19-23 La Motte Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4SY.

A copy of the Circular and the Prospectus published by Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc in connection with the proposals will be sent to Shareholders shortly with the Annual Report and financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 October 2016, notice of annual general meeting and proxy forms.

A copy of the Circular has been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and will be available for inspection, together with the annual report and financial statements and notice of annual general meeting at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.do.  The documentation will also shortly be available in electronic format from the Company's website at www.hendersondiversifiedincome.com.

Definitions

Terms defined in the Prospectus and Circular published by the Company dated 3 March 2017 have the same meanings in this announcement unless the context requires otherwise.

Further information

James de Sausmarez

Director of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]

Jeremy Hamon

Company Secretary & RNS Agent

BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A., Jersey Branch

Telephone: [phone]

Notes

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete and any decision regarding the Proposals should be made only on the basis of the Circular and the Prospectus.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or any solicitation of any offer to subscribe or purchase, any investment in any jurisdiction, nor shall it (or the fact of its distribution) form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefor.

The issue and the distribution of this announcement, the Circular and/or the Prospectus in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to this announcement, the Circular and/or the Prospectus comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction.  Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

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.

 

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