Dividend Declaration

The Diverse Income Trust plc
(the "Company")

The Company has declared a third interim dividend in respect of the financial year ending 31 May 2016 of 0.75 pence per ordinary share, payable on 31 August 2016 to shareholders on the register on 24 June 2016. The ex-dividend date will be 23 June 2016.

When combined with the final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 May 2015 of 0.5 pence per share and the first and second interim dividends, each of 0.65 pence per share, declared in respect of the current financial year, this represents an increase in the dividend of 6.3% on a rolling twelve month basis.  This dividend increase reflects the Board’s previously stated desire to rebalance the quantum of the four quarterly dividends to make them more equal in magnitude across the year.

25 April 2016