TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer The Diverse Income
of existing shares to which voting rights are 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 to Ordinary
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Henderson Global Investors
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 26 March 2013
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 March 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 10%
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
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
if possible of of of rights
using Shares Voting shares
the ISIN Rights
CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ORD GBP0.001
15,650,799 15,650,799 20,869,339 10.00%
GB00B65TLW28
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
financial date Conversion instrument refers to rights
instrument period
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
20,869,339 10.00%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information: "C" Shares converted to ordinary at ratio 0.8417 ordinary
for every "C" share.
14. Contact name: Cate Hex-Candy
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7818 2156