The Diverse Income Trust Plc - Result of First General Meeting

Result of First General Meeting

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12 May 2026

 

The Diverse Income Trust plc

(the " Company ")

Results of First General Meeting

In connection with the proposals for the voluntary liquidation of the Company by way of a scheme of reconstruction pursuant to section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Scheme"), the Board is pleased to announce that the Resolutions which were put forward at the First General Meeting held today have been approved by Shareholders on a show of hands.

Details of the number of proxy votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of the resolutions are set out below and will also be published on the Company's website:

 

1   As a percentage of total voting rights

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue at the date of this announcement is 163,570,773. There are no Ordinary Shares held in treasury. Therefore, as at the date of this announcement the number of voting rights in the Company are 163,570,773.

The full text of the Resolutions can be found in the notice of First General Meeting contained in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated   17 April 2026   (the "Circular"). The Circular is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at:   https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism   and on the Company's website at: https://www.diverseincometrust.com/documents/

Results of Scheme Elections

The Board also announces the following Elections in connection with the Scheme:

• Rollover Option: 88,696,068 Ordinary Shares / 54.2 per cent. of issued share capital, which will be reclassified as Reclassified Shares with "A" rights, being the right to receive Sub-Fund Shares; and
• Cash Option: 74,874,705 Ordinary Shares / 45.8 per cent. of issued share capital, which will be reclassified as Reclassified Shares with "B" rights, being the right to receive cash.

In accordance with the Scheme, eligible Shareholders that made no Election (and satisfied the KYC Requirements) have been deemed to have elected for the Rollover Option. Ordinary Shareholders who did not satisfy the KYC Requirements or who are otherwise Restricted Shareholders, have been deemed to have elected for the Cash Option.

In accordance with the timetable, the Ordinary Shares were disabled for settlement in CREST from   6:00 p.m.   on   8 May 2026   and trading was suspended from   7.30 a.m.   on   11 May 2026.

Expected Timetable

The times and dates set out in the expected timetable of events above and mentioned throughout this announcement may be adjusted by the Company in which event details of the new times and dates will be notified, as requested, to the Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange and, where appropriate, Shareholders.   All references to time in this announcement are to UK time.

Defined terms used in this announcement shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the meanings ascribed to them in the Circular.

 

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