REG-The Diverse Income Trust Plc: Dividend Declaration

Diverse Income TrustAnnouncement

Thu 11:30

Dividend Declaration

The Diverse Income Trust plc

(the "Company")

 

Dividend Declaration

Following the publication of the Circular on 17 April 2026, in which it stated
that the Company may pay a further dividend in advance of 26 June 2026, the
date the planned Scheme becomes effective (the "Effective Date"), in order to
ensure that the Company meets the distribution requirements to maintain
investment trust status, the Board of the Company has declared an interim
dividend of 3.05p per share. This continues the strong record of income growth
from the portfolio with the interim dividend comprising:
*            2.04p per share in respect of the fourth interim dividend for the
financial year ending 31 May 2026 (2025: 1.35p per share);           
*            0.54p per share in respect of a distribution from the Company's
wholly owned subsidiary, DIT Income Services Limited, in the year ended 31 May
2026; and          
*            0.47p per share in respect of the period from 1 June 2026 to the
Effective Date.
The declaration of the fourth interim dividend today brings the total for the
year ended 31 May 2026 to 5.39p per share. This compares with an equivalent of
2.02p paid over the first year of the Company in 2011/12 (after adjusting for
the 13-month period). Over the 15 years of the Company's life, its ordinary
dividends have grown at a rate of 7.3% per annum, a rate well ahead of
inflation, and of the majority of its peer group. In addition, as outlined in
the Scheme proposals, the trust's total return record remains one of the
strongest amongst its peer group since IPO.

The interim dividend will be paid (by cheques and BACS only) on 19 June 2026
to the holders of Ordinary shares on the register as at 29 May 2026, with an
ex-dividend date of 28 May 2026. As announced on 17 April 2026, the Company
has withdrawn its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, previously managed by its
Registrar, MUFG Corporate Markets.

 

21 May 2026

Enquiries

 

 The Diverse Income Trust plc   Andrew Bell, Chair                       Contact via Panmure Liberum Limited  
                                                                                                              
 Premier Miton Group plc   Gervais Williams, Martin Turner, Claire Long  0333 456 4560                        
                                                                                                              
 Panmure Liberum Limited   Alex Collins, Tom Scrivens, Ashwin Kohli      020 3100 2000                        

 

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