Results of Scheme Elections

Henderson Diversified Income TstPLC

09 January 2024

 

09 January 2024

Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800RV2228EO1JEN02

Results of Scheme Elections

In connection with the proposals for a combination of the assets of Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc (the "Company") with Henderson High Income Trust plc by means of a scheme of reconstruction and winding up of the Company under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Scheme"), the Board is pleased to announce the following Elections in connection with the Scheme:

·      Rollover Option: 100,050,505 Shares

·      Cash Option: 82,022,212 Shares

In accordance with the Scheme, eligible Shareholders that made no Election have been deemed to have elected for the Rollover Option. Overseas Shareholders have been deemed to have elected for the Cash Option. Therefore, the Shares will be reclassified as follows:

·      100,050,505 Shares with "A" rights, being the right to receive New HHI Shares; and

·      82,022,212 Shares with "B" rights, being the right to receive cash.

Applications have been made to the FCA and to the London Stock Exchange for the Shares to be reclassified for listing purposes with effect from 8:00 a.m. on 15 January 2024. The listing of, and dealings in, the Company's Reclassified Shares are subsequently expected to be suspended at 7.30 a.m. on 16 January 2024.

Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 12 December 2023 (the "Circular"). The Circular is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website at www.hendersondiversifiedincome.com.

For further information please contact:
Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc	Contact via Janus Henderson
Angus Macpherson (Chairman)
Janus Henderson Investors UK Limited	[phone]
Dan Howe (Head of Investment Trusts) Oliver Packard (Sales)
Harriet Hall (PR)
J.P. Morgan Cazenove	[phone]
William Simmonds Rupert Budge

 

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