Doc re. Half Yearly Update

HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

HENDERSON ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TRUST PLC

8 June 2016

HENDERSON ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TRUST PLC

Update for the half year ended 31 March 2016

The update for the half year ended 31 March 2016 has been sent to shareholders.

Copies of the update for the half year ended 31 March 2016 have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website: www.hendersonalternativestrategies.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:

Rachel Peat

For and on behalf of Henderson Secretarial Services Limited

Corporate Secretary to Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc

Tel: 020 7818 6125

James de Sausmarez

Director and Head of Investment Trusts

Henderson Global InvestorsTel: 020 7818 3349