Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 2372Q

Merchants Trust PLC

06 April 2009

 



The Merchants Trust PLC

6 April 2009

Proposed final Dividend and Special Dividend

The Board is recommending for the approval of shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting a final ordinary dividend for the year ended 31 January 2009 of 5.6p per share, payable on 15 May 2009 to shareholders on the register on 17 April 2009. This payment would give a total of 22.3p for the year, an increase of 3.2% over the total for the previous year.  

In addition the Board has declared a special dividend of 0.5p per Ordinary Share in respect of the recovery of VAT for the period 1990 to 1996. This will be payable on 15 May 2009 to shareholders on the register on 17 April 2009.

 

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