Dividend Declaration

Athelney Trust PLC
9 April 2002





                   ATHELNEY TRUST PLC: DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT


Athelney Trust Plc, the AIM-listed investor in small companies and junior
markets, announces that it intends to pay its final dividend of 1.7p per
ordinary share on Monday May 20 2002 to shareholders on the register of members
on Friday April 19 2002.



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