COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ:DHFT) announced today that the fund will pay an income dividend as follows:


    Dividend per Share:                                     $0.0120

    Declaration Date:                             August 14, 2012
    Record Date:                                  August 24, 2012
    Payable Date:                                 September 4, 2012

About the Fund:
Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end fund. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing between 80% and 115% of its assets long and sell short between 5% and 25% 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 www.diamond-hill.com.

SOURCE Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc.