Holding(s) in Company The Royal Bank of Scotlan...

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
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group 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
Nutraco Nominees Ltd   1,953,750
West Register (Investments) Ltd 1,313,052

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
1 June 2004

12.     Total holding following this notification
3,266,802

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
8.71%

14.     Any additional information

15.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Judith Wynne 0131-479-4886

16.     Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Martin Currie Investment
Management Limited
Date of notification: 2 June 2004