Result of AGM

THE DIVERSE INCOME TRUST PLC (the “Company”)

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Company is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 12 October 2016 all resolutions were passed on a show of hands, including the following resolutions:

Resolution 10 (ordinary resolution): To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006.

Resolution 11 (special resolution): To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash pursuant to Sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.

Resolution 12 (special resolution): To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company’s own shares.

Resolution 13 (special resolution): To hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days’ notice.

Resolution 14 (ordinary resolution): To amend the Company’s investment policy to increase the maximum expected size of the portfolio to 160 securities.

The proxy votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:

Resolutions Votes For Votes Against Votes at Chairman’s Discretion Votes Withheld
Resolution 1 108,408,280 532,682 20,858 29,871,552
Resolution 2 133,959,327 98,895 20,858 4,754,292
Resolution 3 133,989,224 56,019 20,858 4,767,271
Resolution 4 120,117,722 9,730,748 20,858 8,964,044
Resolution 5 133,952,741 92,502 20,858 4,767,271
Resolution 6 133,952,741 92,502 20,858 4,767,271
Resolution 7 108,366,492 650,068 20,858 29,795,954
Resolution 8 134,006,495 56,019 20,858 4,750,000
Resolution 9 134,044,779 0 38,593 4,750,000
Resolution 10 134,015,576 10,666 38,593 4,768,537
Resolution 11 133,240,872 785,370 38,593 4,768,537
Resolution 12 134,027,508 0 38,593 4,767,271
Resolution 13 133,021,765 1,004,477 38,593 4,768,537
Resolution 14 133,496,652 32,916 38,593 5,265,211

A copy of the full text of Resolutions 10 to 14 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The presentation by Gervais Williams of Miton Asset Management Limited is available on the Company's website at www.mitongroup.com/dit.

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