Update for the Half Year Ended 28 February 2017

HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL INCOME TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: 2138006N35XWGK2YUK38

13 April 2017

HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL INCOME TRUST PLC

Update for the Half Year Ended 28 February 2017

The Company released its Half Year Report for the six months ended 28 February 2017 on 4 April 2017. A copy of the report is available to download from the Company's website: www.hendersoninternationalincometrust.com

An abridged extract from the Half Year Report has been sent to shareholders. A copy of the abridged Half Year Update has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm. The update is also available for download from the Company's website: www.hendersoninternationalincometrust.com

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

For further information please contact:

Wendy King

For and on behalf of Henderson Secretarial Services Limited

Corporate Secretary to Henderson International Income Trust plc

Tel. 020 7818 4233