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                   The Diverse Income Trust Plc
attached:                                                                                   
                                                                                            
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                   
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                           Yes   
                                                                                            
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             JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.
notification obligation:                                                                    
                                                                                            
                                                     JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited          
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                              
 (if different from 3.):                                                                    
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                      
which the threshold is crossed or                                           22 November 2012
reached:                                                                                    
                                                                                            
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           23 November 2012
                                                                                            
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                          5% Downwards
reached:                                                                                    
                                                                                            

 


 

8. Notified details:                                                                                   
                                                                                                       
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                    
                                                                                                       
Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction        
shares           to the triggering                                                                     
                 transaction                                                                           
                                                                                                       
if possible      Number       Number       Number         Number of voting      % of  voting rights    
using            of           of           of shares      rights                                       
the ISIN CODE    Shares       Voting                                                                   
                              Rights       Direct         Direct   Indirect     Direct      Indirect   
                                                                                                       
GB00B65TLW28     8,314,418    5.31%                                Below                    Below      
                                                                   minimum                  minimum    
                                                                   threshold                threshold  
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
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.                      
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                          
Instruments                                                                                            
                                                                                                       
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                   
                                                                                                       
Type of financial Exercise    Expiration Exercise/    Number of voting rights     % of voting rights   
instrument        price       date       Conversion   instrument refers to                             
                                         period                                                        
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                  Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                          
                                                                                                       
Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights                          
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
Below minimum threshold                           Below minimum threshold                              
                                                                                                       


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the            
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                
                                                                                          
Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc : Below              
minimum threshold                                                                         
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
Proxy Voting:                                                                             
                                                                                          
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                          N/A
                                                                                          
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                    N/A
to hold:                                                                                  
                                                                                          
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                      N/A
voting rights:                                                                            
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                       N/A
13. Additional information:                                                               
                                                                                          
14. Contact name:                                                           Michael Kirwan
                                                                                          
15. Contact telephone number:                                                020 7134 6153