Annual Report and Accounts

Henderson High Income Trust PLC
22 March 2004


HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

22 MARCH 2004



                        HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC


            Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2003

                                and Proxy Cards



Copies of the above documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority
and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing
Facility, which is situated at:


Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS


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For further information please contact :

Alex Crooke, Fund Manager

Henderson High Income Trust plc

Telephone : [phone]




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