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RNS Number : 0567L  Law Debenture Corp PLC  02 June 2025

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Net Asset Value as at 30 May 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 30 May 2025 was 909.66 pence per share (cum income). With the Corporation's
long term debt stated at fair value, the NAV was 946.44 pence per share (cum
income). The mid-market price at the close of business on 30 May 2025 was
962.00 pence per share.

 Net Asset Value              Excluding Income (pence)  Including Income (pence)
 NAV with debt at par         891.69                    909.66
 NAV with debt at fair value  928.47                    946.44

 

Performance

                                                 YTD  1 year  3 years  5 years  10 years

                                                 %    %       %        %        %
 NAV total return (with debt at par)(2)          9.5  10.8    27.0     93.9     122.1
 NAV total return (with debt at fair value)(2)   9.7  11.2    33.3     115.7    136.9
 FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index Total Return(3)  8.6  9.4     26.8     69.0     80.7
 Share price total return(3)                     8.9  13.0    33.4     136.2    164.6
 Change in Retail Price Index(4)                 2.6  4.1     19.3     37.6     55.6

 

(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,
April 2025.

 

Geographical Split of investment portfolio

 Region         % of portfolio  % of portfolio

                30 May 2025     31 December 2024
 UK             89.1            87.6
 Europe         5.4             5.5
 North America  4.5             5.6
 Japan          1.0             1.3
 Other          0               0
 Other Pacific  0               0
 TOTAL          100             100

 

Full Portfolio Listing

As at 30 May 2025 the full holdings of the portfolio comprised of the
following:

 Holding Name                               Location     Sector              Industry                                     £000    %
 Barclays                                   UK           Financials          Banks                                        37,984  3.27
 HSBC                                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        37,867  3.26
 Shell                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          30,613  2.64
 Rolls Royce                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          28,119  2.42
 Flutter Entertainment                      UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             26,243  2.27
 GlaxoSmithKline                            UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              24,707  2.14
 BP                                         UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          20,503  1.77
 Tesco                                      UK           Consumer Goods      Food & Drug Retailers                        19,604  1.69
 Standard Chartered                         UK           Financials          Banks                                        17,784  1.54
 National Grid                              UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  17,688  1.53
 Rio Tinto                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       16,508  1.43
 Aviva                                      UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     15,708  1.36
 BT Group                                   UK           Telecommunications  Fixed Line Telecommunications                15,698  1.36
 Kingfisher                                 UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          15,405  1.33
 Senior                                     UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          15,318  1.32
 J Sainsbury                                UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            15,269  1.32
 Boku                                       UK           Industrials         Support services                             14,969  1.29
 NatWest                                    UK           Financials          Banks                                        14,928  1.29
 Lloyds Banking Group                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        14,668  1.27
 Kier                                       UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     14,542  1.26
 BAE Systems                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          14,261  1.23
 M & G                                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           14,196  1.23
 Balfour Beatty                             UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     13,816  1.19
 Land Securities                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                13,748  1.19
 IMI                                        UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       13,668  1.18
 Shaftesbury Capital                        UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                13,607  1.18
 Marks & Spencer                            UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            13,097  1.13
 Herald Investment Trust                    UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                12,960  1.12
 Prudential                                 UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     12,959  1.12
 Cranswick                                  UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               12,689  1.10
 Hill & Smith                               UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       12,314  1.06
 Anglo American                             UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       12,128  1.05
 Babcock                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          11,952  1.03
 Marshalls                                  UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     11,888  1.03
 Severn Trent                               UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  11,758  1.02
 Toyota Motor Corporation                   Japan        Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          11,743  1.02
 ITV                                        UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        11,498  0.99
 Irish Continental Group                    Ireland      Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             11,450  0.99
 Hiscox                                     UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            11,406  0.99
 Greencoat UK Wind                          UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  11,320  0.98
 International Consolidated Airlines        UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             11,210  0.97
 Cummins                                    USA          Industrials         Industrial engineering                       11,209  0.97
 Johnson Matthey                            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           11,161  0.96
 Ibstock                                    UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     11,056  0.96
 Schroders                                  UK           Financials          Financial services                           11,011  0.95
 Dunelm                                     UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            9,894   0.86
 Johnson Service Group                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             9,791   0.85
 VH Global Energy Infrastructure            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           9,436   0.82
 Morgan Advanced Materials                  UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            9,434   0.82
 Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust  UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                9,097   0.79
 Hammerson                                  UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                9,018   0.78
 Phoenix Group Holdings                     UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     8,876   0.77
 Associated British Foods                   UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               8,853   0.77
 Smith & Nephew                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             8,811   0.76
 Reckitt Benckiser Group                    UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             8,803   0.76
 Vodafone                                   UK           Telecommunications  Mobile telecommunications                    8,455   0.73
 IP Group                                   UK           Financials          Financial services                           8,426   0.73
 International Personal Finance             UK           Financials          Financial services                           8,312   0.72
 Haleon                                     UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              8,278   0.72
 HICL Infrastructure                        UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                8,120   0.70
 Beazley                                    UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            8,016   0.69
 Oxford Nanopore Technologies               UK           Technology          Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology      7,639   0.66
 Sabre Insurance Group                      UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            7,579   0.66
 Whitbread                                  Canada       Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             7,522   0.65
 Weir Group                                 UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       7,278   0.63
 SSE                                        UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  7,044   0.61
 General Motors                             USA          Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          6,998   0.61
 SigmaRoc                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     6,850   0.59
 Renold                                     UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       6,676   0.58
 Elementis                                  UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    6,439   0.56
 Standard Life Aberdeen                     UK           Financials          Financial services                           6,073   0.53
 Great Portland Estates                     UK           Financials          Real estate investments & services           5,924   0.51
 Bristol-Myers Squibb                       USA          Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              5,916   0.51
 Vanquis Banking Group                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           5,897   0.51
 Infineon Technologies                      Germany      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            5,896   0.51
 Chesnara                                   UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     5,885   0.51
 Accsys Technologies                        UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     5,809   0.50
 Freeport-McMoran                           USA          Basic Materials     Mining                                       5,716   0.49
 Gibson Energy                              Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          5,702   0.49
 AFC Energy                                 UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           5,620   0.49
 Halfords                                   UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            5,457   0.47
 ITM Power                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        5,311   0.46
 Segro                                      UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                5,225   0.45
 Air Products and Chemicals                 Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          5,176   0.45
 Inchcape                                   UK           Industrials         Support services                             5,104   0.44
 Epwin Group                                UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          4,954   0.43
 Zigup                                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             4,925   0.43
 Workspace Group                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                4,799   0.41
 Spectris                                   UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            4,760   0.41
 Roche                                      Switzerland  Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              4,649   0.40
 Oxford Sciences Innovation                 UKULM        Financials          Financial services                           4,533   0.39
 Bellway                                    UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          4,472   0.39
 Vertu Motors                               UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,402   0.38
 Reach                                      UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        4,381   0.38
 Convatec Group                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             4,344   0.38
 Castings                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     4,132   0.36
 Rathbones Group                            UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                4,120   0.36
 Sanofi                                     France       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              4,097   0.35
 Invinity Energy Systems                    UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           4,060   0.35
 Ceres Power                                UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        3,900   0.34
 Ilika                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           3,419   0.30
 SAP                                        Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 3,286   0.28
 Munchener Rueckver                         Germany      Financials          Nonlife insurance                            3,220   0.28
 TT Electronics                             UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            3,163   0.27
 Croda                                      UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    3,068   0.27
 Ondine Biomedical                          Canada       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              3,043   0.26
 Easyjet                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          2,879   0.25
 Siemens                                    Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 2,850   0.25
 Deutsche Boerse                            Germany      Financials          Financial services                           2,802   0.24
 Jubilee Metals Group                       UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       2,760   0.24
 Next Fifteen Communications Group          UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        2,740   0.24
 Safran                                     France       Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          2,711   0.23
 Serica Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          2,681   0.23
 DVS                                        Denmark      Industrials         Industrial transportation                    2,462   0.21
 Bawag                                      Austria      Financials          Banks                                        2,368   0.20
 Gelion                                     UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           2,146   0.19
 XP Power                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              2,128   0.18
 Grit Real Estate Income Group              Guernsey     Financials          Real estate investment trusts                1,963   0.17
 Hercules Site Services                     UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     1,899   0.16
 Anheuser-Busch InBev                       Belgium      Consumer Goods      Beverages                                    1,863   0.16
 SGS                                        Switzerland  Industrials         Support services                             1,800   0.16
 ASML                                       Netherlands  Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              1,782   0.15
 Watkin Jones                               UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          1,755   0.15
 Windar Photonics                           UK           Industrials         Waste & Environ Svcs & Equip                 1,570   0.14
 Danone                                     France       Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,562   0.14
 Nestle                                     Switzerland  Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,559   0.13
 Marstons                                   UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             1,542   0.13
 Aena                                       Spain        Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             1,287   0.11
 DSM-Firmenich                              Netherlands  Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    1,247   0.11
 LVMH                                       France       Consumer Goods      Leisure Goods                                1,140   0.10
 Arbuthnot Banking Group                    UK           Financials          Financial services                           1,100   0.10
 Seascape Energy Asia                       UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          1,080   0.09
 Kone                                       Finland      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            1,035   0.09
 ASM International                          Netherlands  Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            892     0.08
 Logistics Development Group                UK           Industrials         Industrial transportation                    859     0.07
 Surface Transforms                         UK           Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          846     0.07
 First Tin                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       696     0.06
 Kistos                                     UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          675     0.06
 Gran Tierra Energy                         Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          522     0.05
 Carclo                                     UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    486     0.04
 SIMEC Atlantis Energy                      UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  397     0.03
 LDIC Investments                           UK           Financials          Financial services                           88      0.01
 Indus Gas                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          81      0.01
 Deltic Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          79      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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