Holding in Company

Martin Currie High Income Trust PLC
17 April 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Martin Currie High Income Trust plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As in 2 above

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them


Aberdeen High Income Trust plc - 5,700,000 (15.20%)

Danae Investment Trust plc - 150,000 (0.40%)

Jove Investment Trust plc - 300,000 (0.80%)

Aberdeen Preferred Income Trust plc - 2,365,000 (6.31%)

Enhanced Zero Investment Trust plc - 881,000 (2.35%)

St David's Investment Trust plc - 750,000 (2.00%)

Private Clients Jersey - 95,000 (0.25%)

Jersey Phoenix Trust Limited - 150,000 (0.40%)


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



6)   Percentage of issued class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

150,000

8)   Percentage of issued class

0.4%

9)   Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares

10)  Date of transaction

10 April 2001

11)  Date company informed

12 April 2001



12)  Total holding following this notification


10,391,000

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

27.71%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Sean Keltie : 0131-479-5863

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification

     Date of notification : 17 April 2001