TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the The Diverse Income Trust plc
underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Lloyds Banking Group plc
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if See Section 9
different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on 10 July 2012
which the threshold is crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 July 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Indirect holdings increased above
reached: 6%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
shares to the triggering transaction
transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
using of of of shares rights rights
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting
Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord GBP 0.001
Shares
ISIN
GB00B65TLW28 5,000,009 5,000,009 6,000,009 6.00%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion rights rights
instrument period instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
6,000,009 6.000%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
6,000,000 shares (6.000%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds Banking Group plc.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder N/A
will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease N/A
to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting
rights figure of 100,000,000
14. Contact name: Andrew Kellett
15. Contact telephone number: 0113 235 7729