TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing The Diverse Income Trust plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in No
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Yes
Other (please specify):______________ No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: MAM Funds plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See section 9
below
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is 19/12/2012
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 20/12/2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Was 11.41%, Now 8.21%
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares the triggering transaction
transaction
If possible
use ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of
code shares voting shares rights voting rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00B65TLW28 17,851,700 17,851,700 17,351,700 n/a 17,351,700 n/a 7.94%
GB00B84G6012 0 0 600,000 n/a 600,000 n/a 0.27%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentage
financial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of voting
instrument period/date exercised/converted) rights
n/a n/a n/a n/a 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 instrument rights
instrument period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
17,951,700 8.21%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
CF Midas Growth Fund Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 392512 3,530,000
CF Midas Income Fund Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 392513 5,500,000
CF Miton Special Situations Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 392474 5,360,850
Segregated Account Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 156547 1,318,520
Midas Income & Growth Trust State Street Nominees Ltd a/c XCE3 1,318,520
Segregated Account Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 318901 323,810
CF Miton Special Situations Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 392474 600,000
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: n/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: n/a
13. Additional Miton Capital Partners Ltd and Miton Asset Management Ltd are
information: both subsidiaries of MAM Funds plc
14. Contact name: Ian Borrows
15. Contact telephone name: 0151 906 2476