Issue of Equity

HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

HENDERSON DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800RV2228EO1JEN02

12 June 2017

HENDERSON DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST PLC

ALLOTMENT OF SHARES

The Company announces the allotment on 4 May 2017 of 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p each fully paid for cash because of investor demand at a price of 92.0p per share and the allotment on 9 May 2017 of 500,000 ordinary shares of 1p each fully paid for cash because of investor demand at a price of 92.0p per share ("New Shares"). The New Shares rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares. Application is now being made for the New Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, and dealings are expected to commence on or around 13 June 2017. The number of ordinary shares in issue is now 186,093,240.

The total number of voting rights in the Company is now 186,093,240 in respect of the ordinary shares. The above figure (186,093,240) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 For further information please contact:

Hannah Blackmore

For and on behalf of Henderson Secretarial Services Limited

Corporate Secretary to Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc

Telephone: 020 7818 2077