The Merchants Trust plc
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 6 January 2014:
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 517.60p.
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 493.03p.
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 529.66p.
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 505.09p.
Following a review by the Board on the valuation of the company's long term debt at market value, the margin added to the yield of the relevant reference gilt will, with immediate effect, be derived from the spread of BBB UK corporate bond yields over gilt yields.
Enquiries:
Kirsten Salt
Tel: 020 7065 1513
7 January 2014