Design Group Regulatory News (IGR)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Intl Greetings

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):

Merger between The Diverse Income Trust plc and Miton Income Opportunities Trust plc

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

The Diverse Income Trust Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

HSBC Global Custody Nominees Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

30/09/13

6. Date on which issuer notified:

02/10/13

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Above 4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0004526900

1,786,313

1,786,313

2,286,313

4.03%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,286,313

4.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

The Diverse Income Trust Plc

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

51, New North Road,

Beaufort House,

Exeter, Devon, EX4 4EP

Phone number & email

01392 - 477588

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Contact - Karen Jarman

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Karen Jarman

Contact address

51, New North Road,

Beaufort House,

Exeter, Devon, EX4 4EP

Phone number & email

01392 - 477588

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

For and on behalf of Capita Financial Group

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.