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: The 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 x
Other (please specify):
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 reached: 06 August 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 07 August 2014
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
if possible of of of rights
using the Shares Voting shares
ISIN CODE Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ORD GBP0.001 20,903,340 20,903,340 20,903,340 4.93%
GB00B65TLW28
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 Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion instrument refers to
instrument period Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
20,903,340 4.93%
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:
14. Contact name: Balenkosi Dungeni
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7818 3747