The Merchants Trust PLC

LEI: 5299008VJFXCUD2EG312

As recommended by the AIC, net asset values are calculated on both a capital and a cum-income basis.

The Merchants Trust PLC announces that at close of business on 20 March 2017:

1)   based on the par value of the company's long term debt and preference shares, the capital net asset value per ordinary share was 519.01p.

2)   based on the market value of the company's long term debt and preference shares, the capital net asset value per ordinary share was 494.62p.

3)   based on the par value of the company's long term debt and preference shares, the cum-income net asset value per ordinary share was 528.81p.

4)   based on the market value of the company's long term debt and preference shares, the cum-income net asset value per ordinary share was 504.42p.

In the valuation of the company's long term debt at market value, the margin added to the yield of the relevant reference gilt is derived from the spread of BBB UK corporate bond yields over gilt yields.

Enquiries:

Kirsten Salt

Tel: 020 3246 7513

21 March 2017