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                            2. Name of shareholder having
                                              a major interest

 Martin Currie High Income Trust plc          The Royal Bank of Scotland
                                              Group plc

3. Please state whether notification          4. Name of the registered
indicates that it is in respect of holding    holder(s) and, if more than
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in     one holder, the number of
respect of a non-beneficial interest or in    shares held by each of them
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.                                     BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd


5. Number of       6. Percentage of   7. Number of        8. Percentage of
shares/amount of   issued class       shares/amount of    issued class
stock acquired                        stock disposed

 NOT ADVISED         NOT ADVISED       NOT ADVISED          NOT ADVISED

9. Class of security                  10. Date of         11. Date company
                                      transaction         informed
 Ordinary shares 5p
                                        NOT ADVISED        22 February 2005

12. Total holding following           13. Total percentage holding of
this notification                     issued class following this
                                      notification

1,953,750                              5.21%

14. Any additional information        15. Name of contact and telephone
                                      number for queries

West Register (Investments)           Jan Wilson 0131 479 4774
Limited no longer has a
notifiable interest (within the
meaning of Section 199(2) of
the Act) in shares comprised in
the share capital.

RSBG International Holdings Ltd
continue to have an interest in
1,953,750 shares


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

 Martin Currie Investment Management Limited

Date of notification 22 February 2005