The Merchants Trust - Benefits from announced debt refinancing
The Merchants Trust (MRCH) adopts a long-term approach to investing in UK equities, aiming to generate an above-average level of income along with long-term capital and income growth. The trust has announced a refinancing of its first tranche of high-cost debt, which will bring its effective cost of borrowing down from 8.5% to 6.1%, saving £2.8m in annual interest costs and locking in low-cost funding for the next 35 years. The board adopts a progressive dividend policy; annual dividends have increased for the last 35 consecutive years and the current 5.0% yield compares favourably with the average of MRCH’s peers in the AIC UK Equity Income sector.Merchants Trust is an investment trust company that invests primarily in U.K. equities. Co. focuses its audit work primarily on the valuation and existence of investments and income. Co. engages Allianz Global Investors GmbH to manage its assets.
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