Sale of Warrants

Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC
21 March 2006

Merrill Lynch World Mining Trust plc

Sale of Warrants

21 March 2006

As detailed in the Prospectus dated 16 February 2006, the Board confirms that
2,002,247 Warrants were sold via a dealing facility, arranged by JPMorgan
Cazenove Limited, on behalf of excluded overseas holders and those shareholders
who elected not to keep their Warrants. The Warrants were sold for 26p each.
Cheques are expected to be despatched to non-CREST shareholders, and payments
made through assured payment mechanism to CREST shareholders in respect of
Warrants sold under the dealing facility, by 31 March.


ENQUIRIES:

Caroline Driscoll                                    020 7743 2427
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers

Graham Birch                                         020 7743 2690
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers

Angus Gordon Lennox                                  020 7588 2828
JPMorgan Cazenove Limited



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