TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer The Diverse Income Trust plc
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
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): Passive Crossing X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: Smith and Williamson Holdings Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): Detailed as per Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: 01/10/2013
6. Date on which issuer notified: 04/10/2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 5%
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 x
if possible of of of shares rights
using Shares Voting
the ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
CODE xii
ORD
GB00B65TLW28 14,660,650 14,660,650 14,686,150 4.53%
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.
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 price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
financial date Conversion period instrument refers to
instrument
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
14,686,150 4.53%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited, a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson
Investment Management Limited, subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings
Limited - 14,639,991 shares
Smith & Williamson Investment Management LLP as Investment Manager for
Corporation of Lloyds - 16,700 shares
BNP Paribas as custodian for Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited,
a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited - 29,459 shares.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A
voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number: