Result of EGM

Henderson High Income Trust PLC
23 September 2005

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Henderson High Income Trust plc

23 September 2005

Result of EGM

The Board of Henderson High Income Trust plc (the "Company") announces that all
the resolutions put to the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held
today, 23 September 2005, were duly passed.



Expected timetable


                                                                                                    2005
Latest time and date for receipt of Letter of Direction                        5.00 p.m. on 26 September
for the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Subsidiary
from Savings Plan participants
Calculation Date                                                       Close of business on 26 September
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy for                        11.00 a.m. on 28 September
the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Subsidiary
Proposed date of issue of the New Ordinary Shares                                           29 September
Dealings commence in the New Ordinary Shares                                   8.00 a.m. on 29 September
CREST Accounts credited                                                                     29 September
Company's register of members in respect of holdings of                Close of business on 29 September
ZDPs and Units closed
Dealings in the Units and ZDPs suspended                                       7.30 a.m. on 30 September
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Subsidiary                               11.00 a.m. on 30 September
Share certificates in respect of New Ordinary Shares                           Week commencing 3 October
despatched
Final capital entitlement of ZDPs repaid                                                       3 October



Enquiries


Angus Gordon Lennox                                  020 7588 2828
JPMorgan Cazenove Limited

James de Sausmarez                                   020 7818 3349
Henderson Global Investors Limited



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