Directorate Change

Merchants Trust PLC
16 April 2008




For immediate release

 16 April  2008





The Merchants Trust PLC

The Merchants Trust PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of two
non-executive directors of the company.


Michael McKeon

Michael McKeon is Group Finance Director of Severn Trent plc. Prior to that,
from 2000 until 2005, he was Group Finance Director of Novar plc. Mr McKeon held
various senior roles at Rolls-Royce plc from 1997 to 2000. He has extensive
experience in a number of overseas positions, having worked at CarnaudMetalbox,
Elf Atochem and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr McKeon is a Chartered Accountant.


Henry Staunton

Henry Staunton is a non-executive director of Ladbrokes plc, Legal & General plc
  and Standard Bank Plc.  Mr Staunton was previously the Finance Director at ITV
plc  and Granada Group plc. Mr Staunton was also a non-executive director of
Emap plc, BSkyB, Independent Television News Limited, Vector Hospitality plc
and Ashtead Group plc of which he was also Chairman between 2001 and 2004. Mr
Staunton is a Chartered Accountant.



Both appointments are with effect from 1 May 2008.

There are no other details requiring disclosure in respect of either of these
appointments under paragraph 9.6.13 of the FSA's Listing Rules.





Enquiries:

Hugh Stevenson
Chairrnan
The Merchants Trust PLC

Telephone: [phone]


Simon White
Head of Investment Trusts
RCM (UK) Ltd

Telephone: [phone]




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