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 21 September 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 512.90p.

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 488.71p.

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 527.41p.

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 503.22p.

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

22 September 2017