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                        Smith and Williamson Holdings    
notification obligation:                                                   Limited               
                                                                                                 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                    Detailed as per Section 9      
 (if different from 3.):                                                                         
                                                                                                 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                 18 December 2012          
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                
reached:                                                                                         
                                                                                                 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      21 January 2013           
                                                                                                 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                        5%                 
reached:                                                                                         
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                           
8. Notified details:                                                                                       
                                                                                                           
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                        
                                                                                                           
Class/type   Situation previous              Resulting situation after the triggering transaction          
of           to the triggering                                                                             
shares       transaction                                                                                   
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
if possible  Number          Number          Number           Number of voting          % of  voting rights
using        of              of              of shares        rights                                       
the ISIN     Shares          Voting                                                                        
CODE                         Rights                                                                        
                                             Direct           Direct Indirect           Direct Indirect    
Ordinary                                                                                                   
Shares                                                                                                                                                                                            
GB00B65TLW28                                                                        
             3,025,310       3,025,310                               14,618,760                6.69%       
C Shares                 

GB00B84G6012                                                                                               
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                      
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                        
                                                                                                           
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                       
                                                                                                           
Type of financial   Expiration      Exercise/                   Number of voting            % of voting    
instrument          date            Conversion Period           rights that may be          rights         
                                                                acquired if the                            
                                                                instrument is                              
                                                                exercised/ converted.                      
                                                                                                           
N/A                 N/A             N/A                         N/A                         N/A            
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                              
Instruments                                                                                                
                                                                                                           
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                       
                                                                                                           
Type of       Exercise price Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting rights     % of voting      
financial                    date           Conversion period instrument refers to        rights           
instrument                                                                                                 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                                                                                          Nominal Delta      
                        
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                              
                                                                                                           
Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights                            
                                                                                                           
14,618,760                                          6.69%                                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                              
                                                                                        
Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited, a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson                 
Investment Management Limited, subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings                
Limited - 13,958,760 shares.                                                            
                                                                                        
RBC Dexia as custodian for Smith & Williamson Fund Administration Ltd.,                 
subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited, a subsidiary of         
Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited - 625,000 shares.                                   
                                                                                        
BNP Paribas as custodian for Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited,          
a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited - 35,000 shares.                    
 
                                                                      
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:                                                                       
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number: