COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ: DHFT) announced today that the fund will pay a capital gain distribution as follows:


    Short-Term Capital Gain:                  $0.14058
    Long-Term Capital Gain:                   $0.60678
    Total Distribution:                       $0.74736

    Declaration Date:                December 11, 2012
    Record Date:                     December 21, 2012
    Payable Date:                    December 28, 2012

No income dividend distribution will be made at this time.

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.