THE MERCHANTS TRUST PLC

LEI: 5299008VJFXCUD2EG312

In accordance with the Listing Rule 15.6.8, the Company announces that at close of business on 31 July 2017 it had the following investments in other listed closed-ended investment funds which themselves do not have stated investment policies to invest no more than 15% of their gross assets in other listed closed-ended investment funds:

None.

Enquiries:

Kirsten Salt

Tel: 020 3246 7513

2 August 2017