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RNS Number : 2002D  Law Debenture Corp PLC  01 April 2025

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Net Asset Value as at 31 March 2025

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. announces that its Net Asset Value
("NAV") with borrowings at par and including the fair value of IPS business(1)
on 31 March 2025 was 832.89 pence per share (cum income). With the
Corporation's long term debt stated at fair value, the NAV was 867.88 pence
per share (cum income). The mid-market price at the close of business on 31
March 2025 was 879.00 pence per share.

 Net Asset Value              Excluding Income (pence)  Including Income (pence)
 NAV with debt at par         824.50                    832.89
 NAV with debt at fair value  859.49                    867.88

 

Performance

                                                 YTD   1 year  3 years  5 years  10 years

                                                 %     %       %        %        %
 NAV total return (with debt at par)(2)          0.2   7.9     15.4     97.3     108.7
 NAV total return (with debt at fair value)(2)   0.6   8.6     23.1     116.5    123.8
 FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index Total Return(3)  4.5   10.5    23.3     76.5     81.7
 Share price total return(3)                     -0.5  14.8    22.7     131.9    149.5
 Change in Retail Price Index(4)                 0.5   3.4     21.8     34.7     53.2

 

(1) The fair value of the IPS business has been calculated as at 31 December
2024.

(2) NAV is calculated in accordance with the Association of Investment
Companies (AIC) methodology, based on performance data held by Law Debenture
including fair value of IPS business and long-term borrowings. NAV is shown
with debt measured at par and with debt measured at fair value.

(3) Share Price source: Refinitiv.

(4) Source: Office for National Statistics, subject to latest published RPI,
February 2025.

 

Geographical Split of investment portfolio

 Region         % of portfolio  % of portfolio

                31 March 2025   31 December 2024
 UK             88.4            87.6
 Europe         5.4             5.5
 North America  5.1             5.6
 Japan          1.1             1.3
 Other          0               0
 Other Pacific  0               0
 TOTAL          100             100

 

Full Portfolio Listing

As at 31 March 2025 the full holdings of the portfolio comprised of the
following:

 Holding Name                               Location     Sector              Industry                                     £000    %
 HSBC                                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        37,898  3.61
 Shell                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          35,294  3.36
 Barclays                                   UK           Financials          Banks                                        33,385  3.19
 Rolls Royce                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          26,589  2.54
 BP                                         UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          24,858  2.37
 GlaxoSmithKline                            UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              23,977  2.29
 Flutter Entertainment                      UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             23,730  2.27
 Standard Chartered                         UK           Financials          Banks                                        21,478  2.05
 Rio Tinto                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       17,199  1.64
 National Grid                              UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  17,062  1.63
 Tesco                                      UK           Consumer Goods      Food & Drug Retailers                        16,790  1.60
 BT Group                                   UK           Telecommunications  Fixed Line Telecommunications                16,151  1.54
 BAE Systems                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          14,815  1.42
 Aviva                                      UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     14,278  1.36
 Marks & Spencer                            UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            14,208  1.36
 Kingfisher                                 UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          14,051  1.34
 Babcock                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          13,951  1.33
 Senior                                     UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          13,421  1.28
 IMI                                        UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       12,973  1.24
 NatWest                                    UK           Financials          Banks                                        12,876  1.23
 Boku                                       UK           Industrials         Support services                             12,786  1.22
 Prudential                                 UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     12,674  1.21
 J Sainsbury                                UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            12,573  1.20
 Lloyds Banking Group                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        12,254  1.17
 Balfour Beatty                             UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     11,997  1.15
 Land Securities                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                11,955  1.14
 M & G                                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           11,910  1.14
 Anglo American                             UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       11,795  1.13
 Cranswick                                  UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               11,721  1.12
 Herald Investment Trust                    UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                11,712  1.12
 ITV                                        UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        11,630  1.11
 Hill & Smith                               UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       11,621  1.11
 Irish Continental Group                    Ireland      Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             11,592  1.11
 Cummins                                    USA          Industrials         Industrial engineering                       11,404  1.09
 Shaftesbury Capital                        UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                11,232  1.07
 Toyota Motor Corporation                   Japan        Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          11,138  1.06
 Severn Trent                               UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  11,010  1.05
 Kier                                       UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     10,781  1.03
 Schroders                                  UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                10,776  1.03
 Hiscox                                     UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            10,628  1.02
 Marshalls                                  UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     10,421  1.00
 Ibstock                                    UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     9,610   0.92
 Morgan Advanced Materials                  UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            9,034   0.86
 International Consolidated Airlines        UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             8,965   0.86
 Smith & Nephew                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             8,893   0.85
 Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust  UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                8,814   0.84
 Johnson Service Group                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             8,763   0.84
 Greencoat UK Wind                          UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  8,584   0.82
 Vodafone                                   UK           Telecommunications  Mobile telecommunications                    8,017   0.77
 Phoenix Group Holdings                     UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     7,994   0.76
 VH Global Energy Infrastructure            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           7,952   0.76
 Beazley                                    UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            7,880   0.75
 Haleon                                     UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              7,822   0.75
 Bristol-Myers Squibb                       USA          Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              7,794   0.74
 International Personal Finance             UK           Financials          Financial services                           7,699   0.74
 IP Group                                   UK           Financials          Financial services                           7,662   0.73
 Dunelm                                     UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            7,375   0.70
 Sabre Insurance Group                      UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            7,084   0.68
 Weir Group                                 UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       6,954   0.66
 General Motors                             USA          Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          6,914   0.66
 Hammerson                                  UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                6,636   0.63
 Johnson Matthey                            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           6,620   0.63
 Whitbread                                  Canada       Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             6,365   0.61
 Oxford Nanopore Technologies               UK           Technology          Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology      6,327   0.60
 Freeport-McMoran                           USA          Basic Materials     Mining                                       5,860   0.56
 Elementis                                  UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    5,826   0.56
 SigmaRoc                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     5,747   0.55
 Chesnara                                   UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     5,708   0.55
 Air Products and Chemicals                 Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          5,703   0.54
 HICL Infrastructure                        UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                5,610   0.54
 Gibson Energy                              Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          5,584   0.53
 Spectris                                   UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            5,505   0.53
 Segro                                      UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                5,180   0.49
 Inchcape                                   UK           Industrials         Support services                             5,025   0.48
 WPP LLP                                    UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        4,939   0.47
 SSE                                        UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  4,781   0.46
 Associated British Foods                   UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               4,774   0.46
 Oxford Sciences Innovation                 UKULM        Financials          Financial services                           4,600   0.44
 Epwin Group                                UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          4,568   0.44
 Standard Life Aberdeen                     UK           Financials          Financial services                           4,253   0.41
 Accsys Technologies                        UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     4,219   0.40
 Halfords                                   UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,168   0.40
 Zigup                                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             4,167   0.40
 Workspace Group                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                4,150   0.40
 Reach                                      UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        4,109   0.39
 Vanquis Banking Group                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           3,904   0.37
 Castings                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     3,863   0.37
 Convatec Group                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             3,858   0.37
 AFC Energy                                 UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           3,702   0.35
 Ondine Biomedical                          Canada       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              3,614   0.35
 Vertu Motors                               UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            3,559   0.34
 Bellway                                    UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          3,546   0.34
 Renold                                     UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       3,525   0.34
 Munchener Rueckver                         Germany      Financials          Nonlife insurance                            3,271   0.31
 SAP                                        Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 3,034   0.29
 Croda                                      UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    2,920   0.28
 Next Fifteen Communications Group          UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        2,875   0.27
 Siemens                                    Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 2,819   0.27
 TT Electronics                             UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            2,742   0.26
 Deutsche Boerse                            Germany      Financials          Financial services                           2,680   0.26
 Ceres Power                                UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        2,617   0.25
 Sanofi                                     France       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              2,606   0.25
 Ilika                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           2,526   0.24
 ITM Power                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        2,523   0.24
 Safran                                     France       Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          2,493   0.24
 Grit Real Estate Income Group              Guernsey     Financials          Real estate investment trusts                2,416   0.23
 Roche                                      Switzerland  Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              2,388   0.23
 Serica Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          2,343   0.22
 DVS                                        Denmark      Industrials         Industrial transportation                    2,093   0.20
 XP Power                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              2,090   0.20
 Bawag                                      Austria      Financials          Banks                                        2,043   0.20
 Hercules Site Services                     UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     2,020   0.19
 Novo Nordisk                               Denmark      Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              1,959   0.19
 Watkin Jones                               UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          1,863   0.18
 Cellnex Telecom                            Spain        Telecommunications  Mobile telecommunications                    1,836   0.18
 Jubilee Metals Group                       UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       1,814   0.17
 SGS                                        Switzerland  Industrials         Support services                             1,788   0.17
 Great Portland Estates                     UK           Financials          Real estate investments & services           1,782   0.17
 Invinity Energy Systems                    UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           1,720   0.16
 Anheuser-Busch InBev                       Belgium      Consumer Goods      Beverages                                    1,701   0.16
 ASML                                       Netherlands  Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              1,640   0.16
 Nestle                                     Switzerland  Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,539   0.15
 Danone                                     France       Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,457   0.14
 LVMH                                       France       Consumer Goods      Leisure Goods                                1,353   0.13
 Infineon Technologies                      Germany      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            1,350   0.13
 Windar Photonics                           UK           Industrials         Waste & Environ Svcs & Equip                 1,331   0.13
 Gelion                                     UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           1,323   0.13
 Marstons                                   UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             1,253   0.12
 Aena                                       Spain        Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             1,169   0.11
 DSM-Firmenich                              Netherlands  Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    1,152   0.11
 Logistics Development Group                UK           Industrials         Industrial transportation                    1,109   0.11
 Arbuthnot Banking Group                    UK           Financials          Financial services                           1,021   0.10
 Kone                                       Finland      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            951     0.09
 Seascape Energy Asia                       UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          900     0.09
 ASM International                          Netherlands  Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            767     0.07
 First Tin                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       690     0.07
 Kistos                                     UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          630     0.06
 Gran Tierra Energy                         Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          559     0.05
 SIMEC Atlantis Energy                      UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  379     0.04
 Carclo                                     UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    289     0.03
 Surface Transforms                         UK           Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          254     0.02
 LDIC Investments                           UK           Financials          Financial services                           88      0.01
 Indus Gas                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          87      0.01
 Deltic Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          56      0.01

 

In accordance with UK listing rule 11.7.8, The Law Debenture Corporation
p.l.c. announces that it has no investments in other UK listed closed-ended
investment funds that require to be disclosed.

Released by The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c., 8th Floor, 100 Bishopsgate,
London, EC2N 4AG (contact Nicola Lambourne, Company Secretariat, 020 7606
5451).

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. LEI number - 2138006E39QX7XV6PP21

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