Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 7770C

City Natural Res High Yield Tst PLC

20 April 2017

To: RNS

From: City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc

LEI: 549300ES8CNIK2CQR054

Date: 20 April 2017

City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc

("the Company")

Third Interim Dividend

City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc (ticker symbol CYN) announces a third interim dividend of 0.86 pence per share (2016: 0.86 pence per share) payable on 26 May 2017 to shareholders on the register on 28 April 2017, having an ex-dividend date of 27 April 2017.

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

For further information please contact:

Craig Cleland

CQS (UK) LLP

0207 201 5368

Martin Cassels

R&H Fund Services Limited

0131 550 3760

Note to Editors:

City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc is managed by Ian Francis, Keith Watson and Rob Crayfourd 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 for the periods to 31 March 2017:

	1 Month %	3 Months %	6 Months %	12 Months %	3 Years %	5 Years %	From 01/08/03 %
Company NAV	-4.92	+2.50	+7.58	+43.21	+12.08	-45.85	+309.29
Share Price	-10.36	-3.47	+4.39	+40.15	+11.81	-49.31	+233.83
Benchmark	-0.21	+6.25	+13.52	+54.80	+25.15	-5.46	+270.71