SCHEDULE 11                                  

HEADLINE: NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF
DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

CITY MERCHANTS HIGH YIELD TRUST PLC

2) Name of director

ROBIN A. M. BAILLIE

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

THE NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

HENDERSON NOMINEES LIMITED A/C PEPS

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT FOR A GENERAL PEP

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

100

8) Percentage of issued class

0.00026%

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES

12) Price per share

1.61p

13) Date of transaction

3 APRIL 2003

14) Date company informed

3 APRIL 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

14,553

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.0387%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

N/A

23) Any additional information

ANDREW NORMAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ANDREW NORMAN

020 7065 3526

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

ANDREW NORMAN

FOR INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED - SECRETARIES

Date of Notification

3 APRIL 2003



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