Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 8616C

City Natural Res High Yield Tst PLC

22 January 2015

To: RNS

From: City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc

Date: 22 January 2015

City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc

("the Company")

Second Interim Dividend

City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc (ticker symbol CYN) announces a second interim dividend of 0.86 pence per share (2014: 0.86 pence per share) payable on 27 February 2015 to shareholders on the register on 30 January 2015, having an ex-dividend date of 29 January 2015.

The 0.86 pence remains in line with the dividend paid in respect of the same period last year.

For further information please contact:

Will Smith

New City Investment Managers

0207 201 5387

Martin Cassels

R&H Fund Services Limited

0131 524 6140

Note to Editors:

Winner of the best commodity fund at the Investors Chronicle Fund Awards 2012.

City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc is managed by Will Smith and Ian Francis of New City Investment Managers.

The investment objective of the Company is to provide shareholders with capital growth and income predominantly from a portfolio of mining and resource equities and of mining, resource and industrial fixed interest securities.

If you would like to receive the monthly factsheet on City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc or any of the other New City Investment Managers' funds please email: clientservice@cqsm.com

Please see the below table for the Company's ordinary share total return and NAV total return performance:

	1 Month %	3 Months %	6 Months %	12 Months %	3 Years %	5 Years %	From 01/08/03 %
Company NAV	1.45	-7.21	-12.90	-5.39	-49.00	-31.83	+231.81
Share Price	-11.67	-20.38	-20.59	-11.47	-53.65	-38.21	+153.86
Benchmark	-4.24	-7.05	-9.71	-7.13	-23.67	-21.19	+171.56