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                                                                   X
                                                                                                                   
    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):                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                   
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                     Brewin Dolphin Plc
    notification obligation:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                   
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                 
     (if different from 3.):                                                                                       
                                                                                                                   
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                          3rd  January 17
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                              
    reached:                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                   
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                4th January 17
                                                                                                                   
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                       5%
    reached:                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                   
    8. Notified details:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                   
    A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                            
                                                                                                                   
    Class/type of   Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                
    shares          to the triggering                                                                              
                    transaction                                                                                    
    if possible                                                                                                    
    using           Number         Number      Number         Number of voting             % of  voting rights     
    the ISIN CODE   of             of          of shares      rights                                               
                    Shares         Voting                                                                          
                                   Rights      Direct         Direct            Indirect   Direct      Indirect    
                                                                                                                   
    GB00B65TLW28    19,235,020     19,235,020  n/a            n/a               19,155,623 n/a         4.9951%     
    ORD GBP0.001                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                            
                                                                                                                   
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                           
                                                                                                                   
    Type of financial         Expiration Exercise/                       Number of voting            % of voting     
    instrument                         Conversion Period               rights that may be          rights          
                              date                                     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 financial  Exercise    Expiration Exercise/          Number of voting rights          % of voting rights  
    instrument         price       date    Conversion period  instrument refers to                                 
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                               Nominal     Delta   
                                                                                                                   
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                   
    Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights                                
                                                                                                                   
    19,155,623                                          4.9951%                                                    
                                                                                                                   
    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                 
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                                     
                                                                                                                   
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited -             420,903    0.1098 %                         
                                                                                                                   
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited  A/c NOM                      7,425,532    1.9363 %                         
                                                                                                                   
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c ISA                       5,516,912    1.4386 %                         
                                                                                                                   
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited  A/c GROSS                    3,792,007    0.9888 %                         
                                                                                                                   
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c CHARITY                     972,285    0.2535 %                         
                                                                                                                   
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c OFFBOND                   1,027,984    0.2681 %                         
                                                                                                                   
                                                      GRAND TOTAL   19,155,623    4.9951 %                         
                                                                                                                   
    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:                            Figures based on shares in issue of 383,487,239         
                                                           The indirect voting rights under (9) relate to          
                                                           shares held in client portfolios, managed by            
                                                           those firms, under discretionary investment             
                                                           management agreements.                                  
                                                                                                                   
    14. Contact name:                                      Mark Taylor                                             
                                                                                                                   
    15. Contact telephone number:                          0191 279 7332