HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

HENDERSON DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800RV2228EO1JEN02

20 September 2017

HENDERSON DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST PLC

Cancellation of Share Premium Account and Utilisation of Special Reserve

Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc (the "Company") announces that earlier today the High Court confirmed the cancellation of the share premium account in accordance with the special resolution passed on 2 March 2017.

The special resolution authorised the Directors to apply to the High Court for an order to cancel the Company's share premium account, and to enable the application of the resulting distributable capital reserve to be applied in any manner in which the Company's profits available for distribution are to be applied.

The High Court has confirmed that the Company's special reserve can be applied in any manner in which the Company's profits available for distribution are to be applied.

For further information please contact:

James de Sausmarez
Director and Head of Investment Trusts
Janus Henderson Investors
Telephone: 0207 818 3349