Result of AGM

Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC
17 March 2006

Merrill Lynch World Mining Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General meeting which was held today, we are pleased to
announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed.

Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the UK
Listing Authority, and will shortly be made available via the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

Tel. No. (0)20 7 066 1000

The minimum number of proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions was
95.49%

Retirement of a Director

Mr Peter Wilmot-Sitwell retired as a Director and Chairman of the Company
immediately following the AGM.  He has been succeeded as Chairman by Mr Anthony
Lea.

17 March 2006


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