Result of EGM

THE DIVERSE INCOME TRUST PLC

RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING

On 30 August 2013, the Board of The Diverse Income Trust Plc (the "Company")
published a Circular and Prospectus in relation to the issue and admission of
new ordinary shares in connection with recommended proposals for the
reconstruction and winding-up of Miton Income Opportunities Trust plc ("MIOT").

At the first general meeting of MIOT held at 9.30 am on 23 September 2013, the
proposals were approved by MIOT shareholders.

The Board is pleased to announce that, at a General Meeting of the Company held
at 10.00 am on 23 September 2013, the resolution authorising the allotment of
shares to MIOT shareholders was passed on a show of hands as an ordinary
resolution.

The proxy votes received for the Resolution were as follows:

Votes for: 74,995,295
Votes at Chairman's discretion: 213,941
Votes against: 78,951
Votes withheld: Nil

Copies of the Resolution have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism
and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

The proposals remain conditional on the passing of a special resolution at the
second general meeting of MIOT, which is being held at 9.30 am on 30 September
2013, and admission of the Company's new ordinary shares to listing on the
premium segment of the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the Main
Market of the London Stock Exchange, which is expected to occur on Tuesday 
1 October 2013.

Contact details:

Miton Group plc:
Gervais Williams   [e-mail]   07811 331 824             
Martin Turner      [e-mail]      020 7657 1182             
Roger Bennett      [e-mail]      0118 338 4036             

Cenkos Securities plc:
Dion Di Miceli     [e-mail]              020 7397 1921