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                                                 19 January 17
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached:                                                                                            
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                      23 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     19,181,424   19,181,424   n/a         n/a        19,163,924 n/a          4.9973%    
    ORD GBP0.001                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                  
                                                                                                         
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                         
    Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting       
    instrument              date       Conversion Period       rights that may be      rights            
                                                               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    instrument refers to                          
                                             period                                                      
                                                                                                         
                                                                                    Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                         
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                         
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                         
    19,163,924                                       4.9973%                                             
                                                                                                         

       

    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                      7,468,390    1.9475 %   
                                                                                             
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c ISA                       5,522,212    1.4400 %   
                                                                                             
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited  A/c GROSS                    3,759,522    0.9803 %   
                                                                                             
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c CHARITY                     985,913    0.2571 %   
                                                                                             
    Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c OFFBOND                   1,006,984    0.2626 %   
                                                                                             
                                                      GRAND TOTAL   19,163,924    4.9973 %   
                                                                                             
    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:                               Graham Brabbs                            
                                                                                             
    15. Contact telephone number:                   0191 230 7190