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Quarterly High Income Trust PLC
18 March 2003

     THE QUARTERLY HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC

                                   St Helen's, 1 Undershaft, London EC3P 3DQ
                                   Tel: (020) 7662 8137
                                   Fax: (020) 7662 8070

      18 March 2003


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Quarterly High Income Trust PLC announces that Mr Oliver Pugh has been
appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 5 March 2003.



By order of the Board
Aviva Company Secretarial Services Limited
Secretary


Registered in England as an Investment Company No. 2691478
Registered Office: St. Helen's, 1 Undershaft, London EC3P 3DQ


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