TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: Diverse Income Trust PLC
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): X
Incorrect Total Voting rights figure provided by our
data vendors.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached: 5 August 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 6 August 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14% - 11%
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
if possible Number Number Number Number % of voting rights
using of of of of voting
the ISIN Shares Voting shares rights
CODE Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00B65TLW28 47,415,301 47,415,301 47,415,301 47,415,301 0 11.17% 0
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that may be rights
instrument Period 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 rights
financial date Conversion instrument refers to
instrument period Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
47,415,301 11.17%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Prudential plc (parent Company)
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential
plc)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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 information:
14. Contact name: Owen Smith / Poonam Stammers
M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7004 4517 / 020 3480 6135