Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 2663H

Henderson Intl. Income Trust PLC

09 July 2012

 



9 July 2012

HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL INCOME TRUST PLC

Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 March 2012 - 30 June 2012

Henderson International Income Trust plc ('the Company') hereby states that with the exception of the information provided below no material events or transactions in respect of the Company have taken place during the period. 

Performance

During the period the Company's net asset value per Ordinary share total return was -0.01%. In the same period the Company's Ordinary share price total return was -2.81%.

Dividend History

Dividend	Payment date	Amount per Ordinary share	Record date
1st	31 August 2011	0.6p	12 August 2011
2nd	30 November 2011	0.8p	11 November 2011
3rd	29 February 2012	1.0p	3 February 2012
4th	31 May 2012	1.0p	11 May 2012

The Company expects to continue to pay future dividends on or around 28 February, 31 May, 31 August, and 30 November in each year.

Share Capital

In the period under review the Company issued 2,300,000 new Ordinary shares to satisfy market demand. Before expenses, in aggregate, the issues raised a total of £2.2 million; the shares were issued at an average price of 96.7p per Ordinary share which equated to an average premium to the (cum income) NAV of 3.54%.

As a result of the issue the share capital of the Company increased to 45,325,000 Ordinary shares of 1p each and 8,300,000 Subscription shares of 1p each.

Related Party Transactions

No transactions with related parties have taken place which materially affected the financial position or performance of the Company during the period.

The Company's Manager is Henderson Global Investors Limited ('Henderson').  Henderson announces the Company's net asset value per share on a daily basis and publishes a monthly factsheet on the Company.  This and further information on the financial position and performance of the Company, including the market prices of the Company's shares, can be found on the Manager's website at www.itshenderson.com or www.hendersoninternationalincometrust.com. The market price of the Company's ordinary shares is also quoted in the Financial Times.

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Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

For further information, please contact:

Ben Lofthouse Fund Manager Henderson International Income Trust plc Telephone: [phone]

James de Sausmarez Head of Investment Trusts                                  Henderson Global Investors                                 Telephone: [phone]

 

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