Holding in Company

Martin Currie High Income Trust PLC
7 November 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 High Income Trust plc

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

State Street Nominees (XCC4)

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



6)   Percentage of issued class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,953,750

8)   Percentage of issued class

5.21%

9)   Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares

10)  Date of transaction

6 November 2001

11)  Date company informed

7 November 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

3,746,250


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9.99%

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 plc

     Date of notification : 7 November 2001