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RNS Number : 2926P  Law Debenture Corp PLC  01 July 2025

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Net Asset Value as at 30 June 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 June 2025 was 942.65 pence per share (cum income). With the
Corporation's long term debt stated at fair value, the NAV was 977.24 pence
per share (cum income). The mid-market price at the close of business on 30
June 2025 was 1,000.00 pence per share.

 Net Asset Value              Excluding Income (pence)  Including Income (pence)
 NAV with debt at par         930.74                    942.65
 NAV with debt at fair value  965.33                    977.24

 

Performance

                                                 YTD   1 year  3 years  5 years  10 years

                                                 %     %       %        %        %
 NAV total return (with debt at par)(2)          14.5  18.3    45.8     96.7     144.1
 NAV total return (with debt at fair value)(2)   14.2  18.3    51.2     118.9    158.7
 FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index Total Return(3)  9.1   11.2    35.5     67.3     92.7
 Share price total return(3)                     14.2  22.8    48.0     135.9    187.5
 Change in Retail Price Index(4)                 2.8   4.3     18.5     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,
May 2025.

 

Geographical Split of investment portfolio

 Region         % of portfolio  % of portfolio

                30 June 2025    31 December 2024
 UK             89.4            87.6
 Europe         5.0             5.5
 North America  4.5             5.6
 Japan          0.9             1.3
 Other          0.2             0
 Other Pacific  0               0
 TOTAL          100             100

 

Full Portfolio Listing

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

 Holding Name                               Location     Sector              Industry                                     £000    %
 Barclays                                   UK           Financials          Banks                                        39,121  3.23
 HSBC                                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        38,236  3.16
 Shell                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          31,919  2.63
 Rolls Royce                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          29,264  2.41
 Flutter Entertainment                      UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             28,896  2.38
 GlaxoSmithKline                            UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              22,788  1.88
 BP                                         UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          20,845  1.72
 Tesco                                      UK           Consumer Goods      Food & Drug Retailers                        20,271  1.68
 Standard Chartered                         UK           Financials          Banks                                        18,536  1.54
 Kier                                       UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     17,983  1.49
 National Grid                              UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  17,950  1.49
 Boku                                       UK           Industrials         Support services                             16,992  1.41
 BT Group                                   UK           Telecommunications  Fixed Line Telecommunications                16,953  1.40
 Senior                                     UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          16,600  1.37
 Kingfisher                                 UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          16,132  1.34
 Aviva                                      UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     15,924  1.32
 Rio Tinto                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       15,919  1.32
 J Sainsbury                                UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            15,483  1.28
 M & G                                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           15,420  1.28
 NatWest                                    UK           Financials          Banks                                        14,575  1.21
 Lloyds Banking Group                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        14,569  1.21
 Shaftesbury Capital                        UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                14,439  1.20
 Balfour Beatty                             UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     14,430  1.20
 IMI                                        UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       14,396  1.19
 BAE Systems                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          14,145  1.17
 Babcock                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          14,073  1.17
 Prudential                                 UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     13,999  1.16
 Herald Investment Trust                    UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                13,860  1.15
 Land Securities                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                13,705  1.14
 Cranswick                                  UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               12,785  1.06
 Marks & Spencer                            UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            12,404  1.03
 Irish Continental Group                    Ireland      Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             12,376  1.03
 ITV                                        UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        12,154  1.01
 Greencoat UK Wind                          UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  12,050  1.00
 Hill & Smith                               UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       11,928  0.99
 Severn Trent                               UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  11,889  0.98
 International Consolidated Airlines        UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             11,712  0.97
 Marshalls                                  UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     11,420  0.95
 Hiscox                                     UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            11,352  0.94
 Johnson Matthey                            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           11,271  0.93
 Cummins                                    USA          Industrials         Industrial engineering                       11,206  0.93
 Schroders                                  UK           Financials          Financial services                           11,203  0.93
 Anglo American                             UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       10,415  0.86
 Toyota Motor Corporation                   Japan        Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          10,394  0.86
 AFC Energy                                 UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           10,234  0.85
 VH Global Energy Infrastructure            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           10,164  0.84
 Ibstock                                    UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     10,083  0.84
 Johnson Service Group                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             10,015  0.83
 Dunelm                                     UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            9,836   0.81
 IP Group                                   UK           Financials          Financial services                           9,813   0.81
 Morgan Advanced Materials                  UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            9,790   0.81
 Hammerson                                  UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                9,534   0.79
 Phoenix Group Holdings                     UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     9,205   0.76
 Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust  UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                9,128   0.76
 Smith & Nephew                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             9,127   0.76
 Spectris                                   UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            9,111   0.75
 International Personal Finance             UK           Financials          Financial services                           8,745   0.72
 Associated British Foods                   UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               8,742   0.72
 Reckitt Benckiser Group                    UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             8,671   0.72
 Vodafone                                   UK           Telecommunications  Mobile telecommunications                    8,556   0.71
 Sabre Insurance Group                      UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            8,487   0.70
 Oxford Nanopore Technologies               UK           Technology          Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology      8,450   0.70
 ITM Power                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        8,229   0.68
 HICL Infrastructure                        UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                8,204   0.68
 Beazley                                    UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            7,948   0.66
 Haleon                                     UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              7,486   0.62
 Weir Group                                 UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       7,470   0.62
 Whitbread                                  Canada       Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             7,332   0.61
 SSE                                        UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  7,322   0.61
 Renold                                     UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       7,221   0.60
 Elementis                                  UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    7,215   0.60
 SigmaRoc                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     6,850   0.57
 General Motors                             USA          Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          6,805   0.56
 Vanquis Banking Group                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           6,708   0.56
 Standard Life Aberdeen                     UK           Financials          Financial services                           6,552   0.54
 Accsys Technologies                        UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     6,319   0.52
 Freeport-McMoran                           USA          Basic Materials     Mining                                       6,309   0.52
 Infineon Technologies                      Germany      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            6,291   0.52
 Great Portland Estates                     UK           Financials          Real estate investments & services           6,265   0.52
 Chesnara                                   UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     6,240   0.52
 Invinity Energy Systems                    UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           6,025   0.50
 Gibson Energy                              Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          5,945   0.49
 Workspace Group                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                5,677   0.47
 Bristol-Myers Squibb                       USA          Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              5,560   0.46
 Epwin Group                                UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          5,528   0.46
 Inchcape                                   UK           Industrials         Support services                             5,445   0.45
 Ceres Power                                UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        5,292   0.44
 Ondine Biomedical                          Canada       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              5,136   0.43
 Air Products and Chemicals                 Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          5,133   0.43
 Segro                                      UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                5,097   0.42
 Halfords                                   UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            5,040   0.42
 Zigup                                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             5,024   0.42
 Easyjet                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          4,790   0.40
 Bellway                                    UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          4,759   0.39
 Roche                                      Switzerland  Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              4,601   0.38
 Oxford Sciences Innovation                 UKULM        Financials          Financial services                           4,533   0.38
 Castings                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     4,354   0.36
 Rathbones Group                            UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                4,340   0.36
 Ilika                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           4,298   0.36
 Vertu Motors                               UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,293   0.36
 Reach                                      UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        4,231   0.35
 Sanofi                                     France       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              3,918   0.32
 TT Electronics                             UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            3,830   0.32
 Gelion                                     UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           3,797   0.31
 SAP                                        Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 3,241   0.27
 Munchener Rueckver                         Germany      Financials          Nonlife insurance                            3,158   0.26
 Siemens                                    Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 2,983   0.25
 Croda                                      UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    2,924   0.24
 Safran                                     France       Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          2,914   0.24
 Serica Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          2,790   0.23
 Deutsche Boerse                            Germany      Financials          Financial services                           2,782   0.23
 Jubilee Metals Group                       UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       2,607   0.22
 XP Power                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              2,524   0.21
 DVS                                        Denmark      Industrials         Industrial transportation                    2,464   0.20
 Next Fifteen Communications Group          UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        2,405   0.20
 Grit Real Estate Income Group              Guernsey     Financials          Real estate investment trusts                1,963   0.16
 ASML                                       Netherlands  Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              1,880   0.16
 Valterra Platinum                          Other        Basic Materials     Mining                                       1,823   0.15
 Hercules Site Services                     UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     1,802   0.15
 Anheuser-Busch InBev                       Belgium      Consumer Goods      Beverages                                    1,784   0.15
 Watkin Jones                               UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          1,739   0.14
 SGS                                        Switzerland  Industrials         Support services                             1,717   0.14
 Windar Photonics                           UK           Industrials         Waste & Environ Svcs & Equip                 1,697   0.14
 Marstons                                   UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             1,531   0.13
 Seascape Energy Asia                       UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          1,530   0.13
 Danone                                     France       Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,462   0.12
 Renishaw                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              1,430   0.12
 Nestle                                     Switzerland  Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,424   0.12
 Aena                                       Spain        Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             1,253   0.10
 DSM-Firmenich                              Netherlands  Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    1,168   0.10
 Arbuthnot Banking Group                    UK           Financials          Financial services                           1,118   0.09
 LVMH                                       France       Consumer Goods      Leisure Goods                                1,079   0.09
 Kone                                       Finland      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            1,072   0.09
 ASM International                          Netherlands  Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            1,029   0.09
 Logistics Development Group                UK           Industrials         Industrial transportation                    889     0.07
 Surface Transforms                         UK           Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          803     0.07
 Kistos                                     UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          765     0.06
 First Tin                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       684     0.06
 Carclo                                     UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    599     0.05
 Gran Tierra Energy                         Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          515     0.04
 SIMEC Atlantis Energy                      UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  416     0.03
 Indus Gas                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          131     0.01
 Deltic Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          95      0.01
 LDIC Investments                           UK           Financials          Financial services                           88      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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