Dividend Notification

Henderson High Income Trust PLC
17 August 2000

SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND
SECURITY TITLE
*Ord Shs
MNEMONIC CODE         *HHI
SEDOL CODE            *869-546
DIVIDEND AMOUNT       *1.80p
PROVISIONAL EX DATE   *11-09-00
RECORD DATE           *15-09-00
PAYMENT DATE          *31-10-00
NOTES *Amendment to Company name.The Second Interim Dividend is declared by
Henderson High Income Trust PLC and not Henderson High Income Trust Securities
PLC as previously published. This replaces the Second Interim Dividend released
under RNS No 5944P today at 7:00am. All other details remain unchanged.