Merchants Trust PLC (MRCH)LSE: MRCH

Merchants Trust: Net Asset Value(s)

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Summary by 6ix AI

The Merchants Trust PLC reported its net asset value per ordinary share (the value of its assets less its liabilities, per share) at close of business on October 23, 2026. Its cum-income net asset value, which includes income, was 694.96p with its long term debt and preference shares valued at par.

Key details

  • With long term debt and preference shares valued at market value, the cum-income net asset value per ordinary share was 709.29p.
  • On a capital basis, the net asset value per ordinary share was 684.58p with long term debt and preference shares at par value, and 698.91p with them at market value.
  • For the market valuation of long term debt, the margin over the reference UK government bond (gilt) yield comes from the spread of A-rated UK corporate bond yields over gilt yields. The Loan Notes issued on December 18, 2017 are valued at the yield over the reference gilt at which they were issued.

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Merchants Trust PLC
26 October 2026
 

The Merchants Trust PLC

LEI: 5299008VJFXCUD2EG312

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 23 October 2026:

  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 684.58p.
  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 698.91p.
  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 694.96p.
  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 709.29p.

In the valuation of the company’s long term debt at market value, the margin added to the yield of the relevant reference gilt is derived from the spread of A UK corporate bond yields over gilt yields, with the exception that the Loan Notes issued on 18 December 2017 are valued at the yield over the reference gilt at which they were issued.

Enquiries:

Nira Mistry                    

Tel: 07 554 224 339

26 October 2026

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