Transaction in Own Shares

9th Jan 2009 12:47

9 January 2009

M&G High Income Investment Trust P.L.C.

M&G High Income Investment Trust P.L.C. (M&G HIT) announces that on 9 January 2009 it purchased and cancelled 150,000 M&G HIT Package Units at a price of 100p per Package Unit. This represents 0.11% of M&G HIT's issued share capital.

To date, a total of 1,775,000 Package Units have been purchased and cancelled by M&G HIT resulting in a current issued share capital of 135,652,539 Zero Dividend Preference Shares, 135,652,539 Income Shares, and 135,652,539 Capital Shares.

J P McClelland

Secretary

M & G HIGH INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

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