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Henderson Diversified Income TrustAnnouncement

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RNS Number : 1409Z  Henderson Diversified Income TstPLC  09 January 2024

 

09 January 2024

 

Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800RV2228EO1JEN02

Results of Scheme Elections

 

In connection with the proposals for a combination of the assets of Henderson
Diversified Income Trust plc (the "Company") with Henderson High Income Trust
plc by means of a scheme of reconstruction and winding up of the Company under
section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Scheme"), the Board is pleased to
announce the following Elections in connection with the Scheme:

 

·      Rollover Option: 100,050,505 Shares

·      Cash Option: 82,022,212 Shares

 

In accordance with the Scheme, eligible Shareholders that made no Election
have been deemed to have elected for the Rollover Option. Overseas
Shareholders have been deemed to have elected for the Cash Option. Therefore,
the Shares will be reclassified as follows:

 

·      100,050,505 Shares with "A" rights, being the right to receive
New HHI Shares; and

·      82,022,212 Shares with "B" rights, being the right to receive
cash.

 

Applications have been made to the FCA and to the London Stock Exchange for
the Shares to be reclassified for listing purposes with effect from 8:00 a.m.
on 15 January 2024. The listing of, and dealings in, the Company's
Reclassified Shares are subsequently expected to be suspended at 7.30 a.m. on
16 January 2024.

 

Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the
Company's circular to Shareholders dated 12 December 2023 (the "Circular").
The Circular is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which
can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) and on the Company's
website at www.hendersondiversifiedincome.com
(http://www.hendersondiversifiedincome.com) .

 

 For further information please contact:
 Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc    Contact via Janus Henderson
 Angus Macpherson (Chairman)
 Janus Henderson Investors UK Limited      +44 (0) 207 818 1818
  Dan Howe (Head of Investment Trusts)

 Oliver Packard (Sales)
  Harriet Hall (PR)
 J.P. Morgan Cazenove                      +44 (0) 203 493 8000
 William Simmonds

 Rupert Budge

 

 

 

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