Dividend Declaration

Henderson High Income Trust PLC
31 July 2002


HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

31 July 2002


                        HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC


                             DIVIDEND RESOLUTION




Henderson High Income Trust plc announces that a second interim dividend of
2.475p per Ordinary Share of 5p, in respect of the year ending 31 December 2002,
will be paid on 31 October 2002 to holders registered at the close of business
on 27 September 2002.


The dividend will be paid both on the ordinary shares of 5p and also on the
units (which comprise one ordinary share of 5p each and one zero dividend
preference share of 50p each in Henderson High Income Trust Securities plc).






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