Henderson Opportunities Trust plc's board has declared a second interim dividend of 6.5 pence (2020: 6.5 pence) per ordinary share, to be paid out of revenue on 24 September 2021 to shareholders on the register of the company at the close of business on 20 August 2021. The ex-dividend date will be 19 August 2021. Based on the number of ordinary shares in issue on 30 June 2021, the cost of this dividend will be £513,000 (2020: £513,000).