The board of The Merchants Trust Plc has declared a second quarterly dividend for the current financial year of 6.85 pence per ordinary share, payable on 10 November 2022 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 7 October 2022. A Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('DRIP') is available for this dividend for which the relevant Election Date is 21 October 2022 and the ex-dividend date is 6 October 2022. This means that for the first half of the 2023 financial year, the aggregated dividend will be 13.7 pence compared with 13.6 pence for the same period last year.