Merchants Trust Regulatory News (MRCH)

9 Jul 2007 15:24

Merchants Trust PLC09 July 2007 The Merchants Trust plc As recommended by the AIC, financial assets are now valued on a bid price basisin accordance with revised UK accounting standards. The Merchants Trust PLC announces that at close of business on 6 July 2007: 1) based on the book value of the company's long term debt and preferenceshares, its capital net asset value per ordinary share was 593.48p; and 2) based on the market value of the company's long term debt and preferenceshares, its capital net asset value per ordinary share was 572.82p. The market values of the company's long term debt and preference shares arebased on closing Stock Exchange Daily Official List prices (with the exceptionof the 2029 5.875% debenture stock where the market value is derived by applyingan interest rate that represents a suitable premium over a comparable gilt) andare updated monthly. Enquiries: Kirsten Salt Tel: 020 7065 1513 9 July 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange