Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Henderson Financial Opportunities Fund Limited

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):______________

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

MAM Funds Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See section 9 below

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

03/08/10

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04/08/10

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Was 13.09%, now 12.96%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB000328683

4,990,000

4,990,000

4,940,000

n/a

4,940,000

n/a

12.96%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,940,000

12.96%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

CF Midas Income Fund Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 392513 3,790,000

iimia Investment Trust Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c178055 800,000

CF Miton Select Assets Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c391998 350,000

Portfolio

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

Midas Capital Partners Ltd and Miton Asset Management Ltd are both subsidiaries of MAM Funds Plc

14 Contact name:

Ian Borrows

15. Contact telephone number:

0151 906 2476