COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diamond Hill Financial
Trends Fund, Inc. (Nasdaq: DHFT) announced today that the fund will pay an
income dividend as follows:

    Dividend per Share:       $0.10

    Declaration Date:         December 8, 2008
    Record Date:              December 18, 2008
    Payable Date:             December 26, 2008

About the Fund:

Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end fund. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation with current income as a secondary objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in stocks of U.S. financial services companies of any size.

About Diamond Hill:

Diamond Hill provides investment management services to institutions and financial intermediaries seeking to preserve and build capital. The firm currently manages mutual funds, separate accounts and private investment funds. For more information on Diamond Hill, visit http://www.diamond-hill.com .

SOURCE Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc.