AGM Statement

HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800RV2228EO1JEN02

21 August 2018

HENDERSON DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST PLC

Annual General Meeting held on 21 August 2018

Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today all resolutions proposed were duly passed, including three special resolutions authorising:

- that up to 10% of the share capital may be issued or sold out of treasury without first offering them to existing shareholders in accordance with statutory pre-emption procedures; and

- the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares up to a maximum of 14.99% (equivalent to 28,423,774 ordinary shares as at today's date) at the maximum price per share (exclusive of expenses) not exceeding the higher of:

i) 105% of the average middle market quotations for the five business days preceding the date of purchase; and

ii) the higher of the last independent bid and the highest current independent bid on the London Stock Exchange.

Shares repurchased will be either held in treasury or cancelled; and

- that a general meeting may be called on not fewer than 14 clear days' notice.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting, copies of which are available for viewing at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

For further information please contact:

John Pattullo and Jenna Barnard

Fund Managers, Henderson Diversified Income Limited

Telephone: 020 7818 4770

James de Sausmarez

Director and Head of Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 3349

Laura Thomas

Investment Trust PR Manager

Janus Henderson Investors

Tel: 020 7818 2636