NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --


    --  Average weekly trading volume of approximately 506,000 shares
    --  Fund's adviser has more than 40 years of small- and micro-cap investment
        experience



    Closing Prices December 31, 2015


    NAV                           $8.59

    MKT                           $7.26



    Total Return Performance
    ------------------------

    Periods ended December 31,
     2015                      NAV        MKT
                               ---        ---


    One Month*                     -3.27%     -2.10%

    Year-To-Date*                  -11.72      -16.06

    One-Year                       -11.72      -16.06

    Three-Year Average Annual        9.73        8.93

    Five-Year Average Annual         7.43        6.95

    Ten-Year Average Annual          6.12        3.51


    *Not annualized





    Portfolio Diagnostics
    ---------------------


    Wtd Average Geometric Market
     Cap:                                            $306 million

    Wtd. Average P/E Ratio:                     17.3*

    Wtd. Average P/B Ratio:                      1.6x

    Net Assets:                                      $312 million

    Net Leverage:                                           11.6%



    *Excludes 21% of portfolio holdings with zero or negative earnings as of  12/31/15.


    Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets.



    Portfolio Composition
    ---------------------


    Top 10 Positions                    % of Net Assets
    ----------------                    ---------------

    1.       Integrated Electrical
     Svcs.                                                2.0

    2.       SurModics                                    1.8

    3.       Atrion Corp.                                 1.2

    4.       Zealand Pharma                               1.1

    5.       Newport Corp.                                1.0

    6.       Orbotech                                     1.0

    7.       Care.com                                     0.9

    8.       Cross Country
     Healthcare                                           0.9

    9.       FRP Holdings                                 0.9

    10.    Mesa Laboratories                              0.9



    Top 5  Sectors                       % of Net Assets
    --------------                       ---------------

      1.  Information Technology                            28

      2.  Financials                                        19

      3.  Healthcare                                        17

      4.  Industrials                                       17

      5.  Consumer Discretionary                            16

Recent Developments
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. is a closed-end diversified investment company whose shares of Common Stock (RMT) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by investing primarily in equity securities of companies that, at the time of investment, have market capitalization of $1 billion or less.

Daily net asset values (NAVs) for Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. are now available on our website and online through most ticker symbol lookup services and on broker terminals under the symbol XOTCX. For more information, please call The Royce Funds at (800) 221-4268 or visit our website at www.roycefunds.com

An investor in Royce Micro-Cap Trust should consider the Fund's investment goals, risks, fees, and expenses carefully before investing.

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/royce-micro-cap-trust-nyse-rmt-as-of-december-31-2015-300209229.html

SOURCE Royce Micro-Cap Trust