HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED
HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC
15 November 2016
HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC
ALLOTMENT OF SHARES
Henderson High Income Trust plc (the "Company") announces that it has allotted 125,000 new ordinary shares of 5p each fully paid under its block listing facility. These shares were issued for cash today at a price of 179.25p per share.
The total number of shares in issue is now 111,942,365.
Each share has one vote; therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 111,942,365.
The above figure 111,942,365 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 FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
Sarah Gibbons-Cook
Investor Relations & PR Manager
Henderson Global Investors
Telephone: 020 7818 3198
James de Sausmarez
Director and Head of Investment Trusts,
Henderson Investment Funds Limited
Telephone: 020 7818 3349