Holding in Company

Martin Currie High Income Trust PLC
2 July 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

Exeter Asset Management 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

Exeter Enhanced Income Fund Limited      - 1,000,000

Exeter High Income Trust            - 1,600,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired




6)   Percentage of issued class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

100,000

8)   Percentage of issued class

0.27%

9)   Class of security

Ordinary Shares 25p

10)  Date of transaction

27 June 2001

11)  Date company informed

29 June 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

2,600,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.93%

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



Martin Currie Investment Management Limited

Date of notification : 2 July 2001