THE MERCHANTS TRUST PLC
('the Company')
LISTING RULE 15.5.1(4)
In accordance with Listing Rule 15.5.1(4), the directors of the Company confirm that they are satisfied that all inside information which the directors and the Company have leading up to the announcement of the results for the half-year ended 31 July 2008 has been notified to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Company is therefore exempt during the close period from the provisions of the Model Code in respect of dealings by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and of purchases of its own securities. If in the period leading up to the announcement of the results the directors or the Company have any inside information this will be notified to a RIS before any such transactions are undertaken.
1 August 2008
For further information, please contact:
Kirsten Salt
Company Secretary
020 7065 1513