Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                
                                                                              

 

                                                                              
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of                         
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:         The Diverse      
                                                             Income Trust plc 
                                                                              

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                  X
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may      
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights     
are attached                                                                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to     
qualifying financial instruments                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Other (please specify):                                                       
                                                                              

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                         
obligation:                                                                   
                                                            The Cayenne Trust 
                                                            plc               
                                                                              
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):      JP Morgan Chase   
                                                            Nominees          
                                                                              
                                                            a/c CREST BT01C   
                                                                              
                                                            (Sub a/c 002002)  
                                                                              
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold                    
is crossed or reached:                                                        
                                                            28 April 2011     
                                                                              
                                                                              
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             
                                                                              
                                                            18 May 2011       
                                                                              
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                               
                                                                              
                                                            3%                
                                                                              

8. Notified details:                                                           
                                                                               
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Class/type of Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering       
shares        previous          transaction                                    
              to the triggering                                                
              transaction                                                      
if possible                                                                    
using         Number   Number   Number     Number of voting   % of  voting     
the ISIN CODE of       of       of shares  rights             rights           
              Shares   Voting                                                  
                       Rights   Direct     Direct    Indirect Direct  Indirect 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Ordinary       0        0        3,000,000 3,000,000          3%                                   
shares 0.1p                                              
                                                                               
 GB00B65TLW28                                                                  
                                                                               

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                           
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Type of financial  Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting       % of voting 
instrument         date        Conversion  rights that may be     rights      
                               Period      acquired if the                    
                                           instrument is                      
                                           exercised/ converted.              
                                                                              
                                                                              
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments                                                                   
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Type of         Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of       % of voting    
financial       price    date       Conversion voting          rights         
instrument                          period     rights                         
                                               instrument                     
                                               refers to                      
                                                                              
                                                               Nominal  Delta 
                                                                              

Total (A+B+C)                                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Number of voting rights             Percentage of voting rights               
                                                                              
 3,000,000                           3%                                       
                                                                              

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                    
                                                                              
                                                                              
Proxy Voting:                                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:              
                                                                              
    

13. Additional                                                                
information:                                                                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
14. Contact name:         Phoenix Administration Services Limited (Corporate  
                          Secretary)                                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
15. Contact telephone      [phone]                                      
number: