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