Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.
Name of company

Martin Currie High Income Trust plc

2.
Name of shareholder having a major interest

Royal London UK Equity Income Trust

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

Chase Nominees Ltd 1,500,000

5.
Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not advised.

6.
Percentage of issued class

Not advised.
7.
Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not advised.
8.
Percentage of issued class

Not advised.

9.
Class of security

Ordinary shares 5p

10.
Date of transaction

Not advised

11.
Date company informed

2 February 2004

12.
Total holding following this notification

1,500,000

13.
Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.00%

14.
Any additional information

15.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jan Wilson

0131-479-4774

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

Martin Currie Investment Management Limited


Date of notification: 2 February 2004