HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS
HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC
8 March 2013
HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC
ALLOTMENT OF SHARES
Henderson High Income Trust plc (the "Company") announces that it has allotted 200,000 new ordinary shares of 5p each fully paid under its block listing facility. These shares were issued for cash today at a price of 154.50p per share.
The total number of shares in issue is now 98,005,744.
Each share has one vote; therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 98,005,744.
The above figure 98,005,744 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Henderson High Income Trust plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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For further information please contact:
Alex Crooke
Deputy Portfolio Manager, Henderson High Income Trust plc
Telephone: 020 7818 5187
James de Sausmarez
Director and Head of Investment Trusts,
Henderson Global Investors
Telephone: 020 7818 3349