33LT Merrill L A

RNS Number:5136M
Merrill Lynch Asset Allocator PLC
22 November 2006


22 November 2006

                       MERRILL LYNCH ASSET ALLOCATOR PLC

                       In Members' Voluntary Liquidation

  RESULTS OF THE SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, TERMINAL ASSET VALUES,
  UNDER THE RECOMMENDED PROPOSALS FOR THE WINDING-UP AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
                                    COMPANY



The Board of Merrill Lynch Asset Allocator plc (In Members' Voluntary
Liquidation) (the 'Company') announces the following:



Result of Second Extraordinary General Meeting

The special and the extraordinary resolutions proposing the Company's winding-up
pursuant to the Scheme and the appointment of the Liquidators were proposed and
passed at the adjourned Second Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held
today, 22 November 2006.

Reclassified Shares

In accordance with the terms of the Scheme, following the First Extraordinary
General Meeting, application was made to, and granted by, the London Stock
Exchange and UK Listing Authority for the Reclassified Shares to be admitted to
the Official List at 8.00am on 15 November 2006. Listing of and dealings in the
Reclassified Shares were suspended at 7.30am on 16 November 2006.  The Company
announced on 21 November 2006 a correction to the number of Reclassified Shares
admitted to the Official List with effect from 8.00 am on 15 November 2006.

Issue of IPST Shares

Elections and deemed elections for the Rollover Option will be satisfied by the
issue of shares in Invesco Perpetual Select Trust plc (at the Issue price of
100p per IPST share) in the following proportions:

For every 1,000  MLAA Shares with A Rights -          1,025 IPST UK Equity Shares
previously Growth Shares elected for IPST UK Equity
Shares

For every 1,000  MLAA Shares with B Rights -          1,025 IPST Global Equity Shares
previously Growth Shares elected for IPST Global
Equity Shares

For every 1,000  MLAA Shares with C Rights -          1,025 IPST Hedge Fund Shares
previously Growth Shares elected for IPST Hedge Fund
Shares

For every 1,000  MLAA Shares with D Rights -          1,025 IPST Managed Liquidity Shares
previously Growth Shares elected for IPST Managed
Liquidity Shares

For every 1,000  MLAA Shares with E Rights -          1,025 IPST UK A Shares
previously Growth Shares deemed to have been elected
for IPST A Shares

For every 1,000  MLAA Shares with G Rights -          997 IPST UK Equity Shares
previously Balanced Shares elected for IPST UK Equity
Shares

For every 1,000  MLAA Shares with H Rights -          997 IPST Global Equity Shares
previously Balanced Shares elected for IPST Global
Equity Shares

For every 1,000  MLAA Shares with I Rights -          997 IPST Hedge Fund Shares
previously Balanced Shares elected for IPST Hedge
Fund Shares

For every 1,000  MLAA Shares with J Rights -          997 IPST Managed Liquidity Shares
previously Balanced Shares elected for IPST Managed
Liquidity Shares


Liquidation Pool

The Liquidation Pool will be applied by the Liquidators in discharging the
liabilities of the Company and, if there is any balance after discharging such
liabilities, the Liquidators will take all practicable steps to sell the
Company's investments (if any) remaining in the Liquidation Pool and in due
course pay the remaining balance in cash to the holders of Ordinary Shares on
the register of members at 5.00 pm on 22 November 2006 pro rata to their
respective holdings of Reclassified Shares as at that date, provided that no
such amount less than #3.00 shall be paid to any shareholder. Any such residual
amounts shall instead be paid by the Liquidators to IPST without any further
IPST Shares being issued.



Invesco Perpetual Select Trust plc

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock
Exchange for the following numbers of IPST Shares to be admitted to the Official
List and to trading on the Main Market respectively.

*                         44,752,394 UK Equity Shares
*                         37,595,658 Global Equity Shares
*                         19,587,501 Hedge Fund Shares
*                         18,386,589 Managed Liquidity Shares
*                         10,625,949 A Shares

The first day of dealings in IPST Shares is expected to be 23 November 2005 in
respect of shares issued under the Scheme.



In respect of elections for the Cash Option, a first distribution payment is
expected to be made by the Liquidators on 23 November 2006.

In respect of elections and deemed elections under the Scheme for the Rollover
Option, CREST accounts are expected to be credited on 23 November 2006 in
respect of IPST Shares issued in uncertificated form. Certificates in respect of
IPST Shares issued in certificated form will be despatched in the week
commencing 27 November 2006.



Enquiries:



Angus Pottinger

INVESCO Asset Management 020 7065 4000



Howard Myles

Ernst & Young LLP 020 7951 2000






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