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                                             
                                                                                        
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):                            Conversion of C Shares           Yes 
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the              JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings
notification obligation:                                                            Inc.
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                            JPMorgan Asset Management (UK)
 (if different from 3.)                                                          Limited
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                        03 October 2012
reached:                                                                                
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                           Sent 05 October 2012 but not
                                                          received until 15 October 2012
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                        5% Upwards
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       
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
GB00B65TLW28                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
             Below 5%          Below 5%                          8,314,418           5.31%          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                
                                                                                                    
Type of        Expiration          Exercise/          Number of voting             % of voting      
financial      date                Conversion Period  rights that may be           rights           
instrument                                            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       Exercise price   Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting rights % of voting rights     
financial                      date       Conversion instrument refers to                           
instrument                                period                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                             Nominal  Delta         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                              
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights                      
                                                                                                    
8,314,418                                          5.31%                                            
                                                                                                    
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: 8,314,418         
(5.31%)                                                                                 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 8,314,418 (5.31%)                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                
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:                                                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                          
13. Additional information:                                                          N/A
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                                          Kartik Parekh
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                              020 7134 6170