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Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited

20 July 2020

Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited (the "Company")

Portfolio Update

As announced on 27 May 2020, the Company's net asset value ("NAV") per ordinary share was 108.65p as of 31 March 2020.

Today, the Company announces that it has entered into a transaction to partially realise one of its investments in the portfolio; this realisation is expected to raise approximately £20m.

This transaction has been undertaken at a valuation that represents a material mark up in the Company's current carrying value of the asset. It is anticipated that, based on the information held by the Company as at today's date, it will lead to a gross increase in the NAV per ordinary share of approximately 9p as compared to the Company's last reported NAV per ordinary share (calculated on the assumption that the achieved sale price is applied to revalue the Company's remaining holding of the asset).

The details of this transaction currently remain confidential; a further update will be made by the Company in due course.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

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