Annual Report and Accounts

Henderson High Income Trust PLC
29 March 2005


HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC
HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS
29 MARCH 2005

                        HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC

            Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2004
                                and Proxy Cards


Copies of the above documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority
and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing
Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

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For further information please contact :

Alex Crooke, Fund Manager
Henderson High Income Trust plc
Telephone : [phone]


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