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RNS Number : 6948B  Law Debenture Corp PLC  01 October 2025

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Net Asset Value as at 30 September 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 September 2025 was 1,007.30 pence per share (cum income). With the
Corporation's long term debt stated at fair value, the NAV was 1,045.82 pence
per share (cum income). The mid-market price at the close of business on 30
September 2025 was 1,068.00 pence per share.

 Net Asset Value              Excluding Income (pence)  Including Income (pence)
 NAV with debt at par         999.26                    1,007.30
 NAV with debt at fair value  1,037.77                  1,045.82

 

Performance

                                                 YTD   1 year  3 years  5 years  10 years

                                                 %     %       %        %        %
 NAV total return (with debt at par)(2)          22.3  21.8    67.5     114.7    174.1
 NAV total return (with debt at fair value)(2)   22.3  22.4    67.5     139.7    190.9
 FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index Total Return(3)  16.6  16.2    50.0     84.1     118.3
 Share price total return(3)                     21.9  23.6    78.2     155.5    213.1
 Change in Retail Price Index(4)                 4.0   4.9     17.3     38.5     57.0

 

(1) The fair value of the IPS business has been calculated as at 30 June 2025.

(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,
August 2025.

 

Geographical Split of investment portfolio

 Region         % of portfolio      % of portfolio

                30 September 2025   31 December 2024
 UK             90.3                87.6
 Europe         4.4                 5.5
 North America  4.2                 5.6
 Japan          0.9                 1.3
 Other          0.2                 0
 Other Pacific  0                   0
 TOTAL          100                 100

 

Full Portfolio Listing

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

 Holding Name                               Location     Sector              Industry                                     £000    %
 HSBC                                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        45,318  3.54
 Barclays                                   UK           Financials          Banks                                        44,034  3.44
 Shell                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          33,075  2.59
 Flutter Entertainment                      UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             27,076  2.12
 GlaxoSmithKline                            UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              25,814  2.01
 Rio Tinto                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       25,659  2.00
 Rolls Royce                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          25,277  1.97
 BP                                         UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          24,265  1.89
 Standard Chartered                         UK           Financials          Banks                                        22,045  1.72
 Kier                                       UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     18,932  1.47
 National Grid                              UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  18,051  1.41
 Boku                                       UK           Industrials         Support services                             18,044  1.41
 Senior                                     UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          17,883  1.39
 Balfour Beatty                             UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     17,871  1.39
 J Sainsbury                                UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            17,869  1.39
 Aviva                                      UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     17,638  1.37
 Tesco                                      UK           Consumer Goods      Food & Drug Retailers                        17,609  1.37
 Kingfisher                                 UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          17,126  1.33
 Prudential                                 UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     15,969  1.24
 Lloyds Banking Group                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        15,922  1.24
 IMI                                        UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       15,716  1.22
 BAE Systems                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          15,435  1.20
 BT Group                                   UK           Telecommunications  Fixed Line Telecommunications                15,292  1.19
 M & G                                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           15,180  1.18
 NatWest                                    UK           Financials          Banks                                        14,860  1.16
 Cummins                                    USA          Industrials         Industrial engineering                       14,765  1.15
 Herald Investment Trust                    UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                14,730  1.15
 Marks & Spencer                            UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            14,580  1.14
 Babcock                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          14,312  1.11
 Hill & Smith                               UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       13,578  1.06
 Anglo American                             UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       13,486  1.05
 International Consolidated Airlines        UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             13,272  1.03
 Shaftesbury Capital                        UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                13,126  1.02
 Johnson Matthey                            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           13,065  1.02
 Irish Continental Group                    Ireland      Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             13,043  1.02
 Land Securities                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                12,640  0.98
 Hiscox                                     UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            12,383  0.96
 Cranswick                                  UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               11,996  0.93
 Toyota Motor Corporation                   Japan        Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          11,818  0.92
 ITV                                        UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        11,793  0.92
 Schroders                                  UK           Financials          Financial services                           11,656  0.91
 Severn Trent                               UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  11,258  0.88
 IP Group                                   UK           Financials          Financial services                           11,208  0.87
 Greencoat UK Wind                          UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  11,160  0.87
 International Personal Finance             UK           Financials          Financial services                           11,073  0.86
 Morgan Advanced Materials                  UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            11,000  0.86
 Smith & Nephew                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             10,963  0.85
 Associated British Foods                   UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               10,763  0.84
 Infineon Technologies                      Germany      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            10,311  0.80
 Ibstock                                    UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     10,296  0.80
 Johnson Service Group                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             10,245  0.80
 Reckitt Benckiser Group                    UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             10,003  0.78
 VH Global Energy Infrastructure            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           9,604   0.75
 Vodafone                                   UK           Telecommunications  Mobile telecommunications                    9,475   0.74
 Oxford Nanopore Technologies               UK           Technology          Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology      9,422   0.73
 Dunelm                                     UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            9,321   0.73
 Hammerson                                  UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                9,260   0.72
 Phoenix Group Holdings                     UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     9,009   0.70
 Ceres Power                                UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        8,949   0.70
 AFC Energy                                 UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           8,804   0.69
 Chesnara                                   UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     8,791   0.68
 Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust  UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                8,782   0.68
 General Motors                             USA          Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          8,613   0.67
 Marshalls                                  UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     8,594   0.67
 HICL Infrastructure                        UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                8,540   0.67
 Whitbread                                  UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             8,372   0.65
 Sabre Insurance Group                      UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            8,349   0.65
 ITM Power                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        8,297   0.65
 Vanquis Banking Group                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           8,251   0.64
 Weir Group                                 UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       8,196   0.64
 British Land Company                       UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                7,830   0.61
 Beazley                                    UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            7,710   0.60
 SigmaRoc                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     7,679   0.60
 Standard Life Aberdeen                     UK           Financials          Financial services                           7,403   0.58
 Elementis                                  UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    7,323   0.57
 Renold                                     UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       7,293   0.57
 Ondine Biomedical                          Canada       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              7,006   0.55
 SSE                                        UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  6,964   0.54
 Accsys Technologies                        UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     6,920   0.54
 Haleon                                     UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              6,646   0.52
 Gibson Energy                              Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          6,438   0.50
 Freeport-McMoran                           USA          Basic Materials     Mining                                       5,832   0.45
 Great Portland Estates                     UK           Financials          Real estate investments & services           5,574   0.43
 Bristol-Myers Squibb                       USA          Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              5,532   0.43
 Invinity Energy Systems                    UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           5,501   0.43
 Zigup                                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             5,427   0.42
 Workspace Group                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                5,346   0.42
 Inchcape                                   UK           Industrials         Support services                             5,194   0.40
 Mondi                                      UK           Basic Materials     Forestry & paper                             5,118   0.40
 Air Products and Chemicals                 Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          5,068   0.39
 Ilika                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           5,021   0.39
 Oxford Sciences Innovation                 UKULM        Financials          Financial services                           5,000   0.39
 Segro                                      UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                4,916   0.38
 Croda                                      UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    4,730   0.37
 Roche                                      Switzerland  Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              4,707   0.37
 Halfords                                   UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,656   0.36
 Easyjet                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          4,639   0.36
 Rathbones Group                            UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                4,560   0.36
 Castings                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     4,148   0.32
 Vertu Motors                               UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,103   0.32
 Bellway                                    UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          4,049   0.32
 TT Electronics                             UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            3,864   0.30
 Reach                                      UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        3,838   0.30
 Sanofi                                     France       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              3,807   0.30
 Serica Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          3,455   0.27
 Tate & Lyle                                UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               3,372   0.26
 Gelion                                     UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           3,372   0.26
 Next Fifteen Communications Group          UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        3,265   0.25
 Safran                                     France       Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          3,213   0.25
 Munchener Rueckver                         Germany      Financials          Nonlife insurance                            3,181   0.25
 Siemens                                    Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 3,173   0.25
 Valterra Platinum                          Other        Basic Materials     Mining                                       2,984   0.23
 SAP                                        Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 2,909   0.23
 XP Power                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              2,571   0.20
 Seascape Energy Asia                       UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          2,370   0.18
 Deutsche Boerse                            Germany      Financials          Financial services                           2,338   0.18
 ASML                                       Netherlands  Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              2,331   0.18
 Jubilee Metals Group                       UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       2,300   0.18
 Surface Transforms                         UK           Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          2,114   0.16
 Watkin Jones                               UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          2,108   0.16
 Windar Photonics                           UK           Industrials         Waste & Environ Svcs & Equip                 2,030   0.16
 SGS                                        Switzerland  Industrials         Support services                             1,789   0.14
 Renishaw                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              1,785   0.14
 Grit Real Estate Income Group              Guernsey     Financials          Real estate investment trusts                1,510   0.12
 Marstons                                   UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             1,444   0.11
 Hercules Site Services                     UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     1,414   0.11
 Nestle                                     Switzerland  Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,343   0.10
 Kone                                       Finland      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            1,131   0.09
 Arbuthnot Banking Group                    UK           Financials          Financial services                           1,094   0.09
 ASM International                          Netherlands  Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            984     0.08
 DSM-Firmenich                              Netherlands  Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    949     0.07
 Logistics Development Group                UK           Industrials         Industrial transportation                    889     0.07
 First Tin                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       780     0.06
 Carclo                                     UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    722     0.06
 Kistos                                     UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          698     0.05
 Gran Tierra Energy                         Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          475     0.04
 Ampeak Energy                              UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  416     0.03
 Indus Gas                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          167     0.01
 Deltic Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          111     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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