Blocklisting Application

For immediate release on 28 April 2011

The Diverse Income Trust plc (the "Company")

28 April 2011

BLOCKLISTING APPLICATION

An application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for the blocklisting of 9,999,999 Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence each
pursuant to the General Corporate Purposes Scheme.

The shares will, when issued, rank pari passu with the existing shares of the
Company.

For further information please contact:


MAM Funds plc

Gervais Williams [e-mail] [phone]


Cenkos Securities plc

Chris Lunn       [e-mail]                 [phone]

Will Rogers      [e-mail]               [phone]

Dion Di Miceli   [e-mail]             [phone]