Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS 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 :

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

JP Morgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.

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

JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

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

9th January 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10th January 2012

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

5% Downwards

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if     Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
possible using the ISIN                                                     
CODE                                                                        
                                                                            
                                    Number of shares Number of voting Rights
                                                                            
Ordinary shares                            5,366,000               5,366,000
GB00B65TLW28                                                                

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of           Number of       Number of voting     % of voting rights
shares if possible         shares                 rights                       
using the ISIN                                                                 
CODE                                                                           
                                                                               
                           Direct    Direct     Indirect    Direct     Indirect
                                                                               
Ordinary shares                                 Below 5%               Below 5%
GB00B65TLW28                                                                   

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting          % of voting rights
rights                                      
                                            
Below 5%                            Below 5%

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

Total disclosable holding for JP Morgan Asset Management Holdings Inc: Below 5%

JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Kartik Parekh

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7325 9387