The Diverse Income Trust plc                          

                                (the "Company")                                

                  Headline: Block Listing Six Monthly Return                   

Date:                                       3 November 2011                    
                                                                               
Name of applicant:                          The Diverse Income Trust plc       
                                                                               
Name of scheme:                             General Corporate Purposes         
                                                                               
Period of return:                           From: 3 May 2011 to 2 November 2011
                                                                               
Balance of unallotted securities            9,999,999 Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence each                         
under scheme(s) from previous return:                                                
                                                                               
Plus: The amount by which the block         0                                  
scheme(s) has been increased since                                             
the date of the last return (if any                                            
increase has been applied for):                                                
                                                                               
Less: Number of securities issued/          0                                  
allotted under scheme(s) during period
(see LR3.5.7G):                                                                
                                                                               
Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not         9,999,999 Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence each                        
yet issued/allotted at end of period:                                                                        
                                                                               
Name of contact:                            Sally Porter                       
                                                                               
                                            Capita Sinclair Henderson Limited  
                                                                               
                                            Company Secretary                  
                                                                               
                                            01392 477666                       
                                                                               

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