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RNS Number : 5255N  Law Debenture Corp PLC  02 January 2026

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Net Asset Value as at 31 December 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 December 2025 was 1,043.16 pence per share (cum income). With the
Corporation's long term debt stated at fair value, the NAV was 1,078.41 pence
per share (cum income). The mid-market price at the close of business on 31
December 2025 was 1,054.00 pence per share.

 Net Asset Value              Excluding Income (pence)  Including Income (pence)
 NAV with debt at par         1,044.51                  1,043.16
 NAV with debt at fair value  1,079.76                  1,078.41

 

Performance

                                                 YTD   1 year  3 years  5 years  10 years

                                                 %     %       %        %        %
 NAV total return (with debt at par)(2)          28.8  28.8    58.2     78.3     183.7
 NAV total return (with debt at fair value)(2)   28.1  28.1    58.6     96.0     199.9
 FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index Total Return(3)  24.0  24.0    46.5     73.9     123.4
 Share price total return(3)                     22.2  22.2    53.1     85.0     212.4
 Change in Retail Price Index(4)                 3.4   3.4     13.2     37.3     55.6

 

(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,
November 2025.

 

Geographical Split of investment portfolio

 Region         % of portfolio     % of portfolio

                31 December 2025   31 December 2024
 UK             89.9               87.6
 Europe         4.5                5.5
 North America  4.3                5.6
 Japan          1.0                1.3
 Other          0.3                0
 TOTAL          100                100

 

Full Portfolio Listing

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

 Holding Name                               Location     Sector              Industry                                     £000    %
 Barclays                                   UK           Financials          Banks                                        55,199  4.07
 HSBC                                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        50,860  3.75
 Shell                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          34,244  2.52
 Rio Tinto                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       31,463  2.32
 GlaxoSmithKline                            UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              29,922  2.20
 Standard Chartered                         UK           Financials          Banks                                        27,965  2.06
 BP                                         UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          24,667  1.82
 Flutter Entertainment                      UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             22,582  1.66
 Balfour Beatty                             UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     19,599  1.44
 National Grid                              UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  19,303  1.42
 Rolls Royce                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          18,679  1.38
 Lloyds Banking Group                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        18,666  1.37
 NatWest                                    UK           Financials          Banks                                        18,576  1.37
 Cummins                                    USA          Industrials         Industrial engineering                       17,802  1.31
 Aviva                                      UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     17,607  1.30
 Senior                                     UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          17,594  1.30
 Prudential                                 UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     17,557  1.29
 J Sainsbury                                UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            17,388  1.28
 Kingfisher                                 UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          17,342  1.28
 M & G                                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           17,184  1.27
 IMI                                        UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       17,105  1.26
 Kier                                       UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     16,927  1.25
 Boku                                       UK           Industrials         Support services                             16,467  1.21
 Tesco                                      UK           Consumer Goods      Food & Drug Retailers                        16,358  1.20
 Marks & Spencer                            UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            15,816  1.16
 Anglo American                             UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       14,934  1.10
 BT Group                                   UK           Telecommunications  Fixed Line Telecommunications                14,724  1.08
 Herald Investment Trust                    UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                14,430  1.06
 International Consolidated Airlines        UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             14,238  1.05
 Hill & Smith                               UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       14,211  1.05
 Johnson Matthey                            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           13,845  1.02
 Irish Continental Group                    Ireland      Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             13,712  1.01
 Schroders                                  UK           Financials          Financial services                           13,635  1.00
 Ceres Power                                UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        13,545  1.00
 Land Securities                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                13,509  1.00
 Shaftesbury Capital                        UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                13,394  0.99
 Toyota Motor Corporation                   Japan        Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          13,111  0.97
 Hiscox                                     UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            12,872  0.95
 BAE Systems                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          12,855  0.95
 IP Group                                   UK           Financials          Financial services                           12,502  0.92
 Babcock                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          12,444  0.92
 Severn Trent                               UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  12,132  0.89
 British Land Company                       UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                12,078  0.89
 International Personal Finance             UK           Financials          Financial services                           12,051  0.89
 Cranswick                                  UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               11,829  0.87
 Infineon Technologies                      Germany      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            11,673  0.86
 General Motors                             USA          Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          11,468  0.84
 Associated British Foods                   UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               11,167  0.82
 Ibstock                                    UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     11,023  0.81
 Morgan Advanced Materials                  UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            10,900  0.80
 Vodafone                                   UK           Telecommunications  Mobile telecommunications                    10,877  0.80
 Reckitt Benckiser Group                    UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             10,504  0.77
 Hammerson                                  UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                10,491  0.77
 Phoenix Group Holdings                     UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     10,311  0.76
 Smith & Nephew                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             10,152  0.75
 ITV                                        UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        10,088  0.74
 Greencoat UK Wind                          UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  9,800   0.72
 Chesnara                                   UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     9,524   0.70
 Dunelm                                     UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            9,362   0.69
 Johnson Service Group                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             9,219   0.68
 VH Global Energy Infrastructure            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           9,184   0.68
 AFC Energy                                 UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           9,120   0.67
 Segro                                      UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                9,003   0.66
 Marshalls                                  UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     8,765   0.65
 SSE                                        UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  8,716   0.64
 Workspace Group                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                8,657   0.64
 Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust  UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                8,656   0.64
 Weir Group                                 UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       8,538   0.63
 Oxford Nanopore Technologies               UK           Technology          Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology      8,450   0.62
 HICL Infrastructure                        UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                8,134   0.60
 SigmaRoc                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     8,126   0.60
 Vanquis Banking Group                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           7,916   0.58
 Whitbread                                  UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             7,899   0.58
 Standard Life Aberdeen                     UK           Financials          Financial services                           7,703   0.57
 Freeport-McMoran                           USA          Basic Materials     Mining                                       7,537   0.56
 Haleon                                     UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              7,488   0.55
 Elementis                                  UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    7,486   0.55
 Sabre Insurance Group                      UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            7,475   0.55
 Beazley                                    UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            7,072   0.52
 ITM Power                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        7,072   0.52
 Mondi                                      UK           Basic Materials     Forestry & paper                             6,812   0.50
 Accsys Technologies                        UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     6,617   0.49
 Bristol-Myers Squibb                       USA          Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              6,606   0.49
 Zigup                                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             6,386   0.47
 Gibson Energy                              Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          6,334   0.47
 Roche                                      Switzerland  Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              5,960   0.44
 Inchcape                                   UK           Industrials         Support services                             5,764   0.42
 Invinity Energy Systems                    UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           5,586   0.41
 Great Portland Estates                     UK           Financials          Real estate investments & services           5,565   0.41
 Easyjet                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          5,104   0.38
 Oxford Sciences Innovation                 UKULM        Financials          Financial services                           5,000   0.37
 Rathbones Group                            UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                4,820   0.36
 Croda                                      UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    4,715   0.35
 3I INFRASTRUCTURE                          UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                4,675   0.34
 Air Products and Chemicals                 Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          4,584   0.34
 Halfords                                   UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,578   0.34
 Bellway                                    UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          4,528   0.33
 Castings                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     4,431   0.33
 Derwent London                             UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                4,345   0.32
 Marstons                                   UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             4,329   0.32
 Ondine Biomedical                          Canada       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              4,254   0.31
 Ilika                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           4,222   0.31
 Vertu Motors                               UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,218   0.31
 Sanofi                                     France       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              4,005   0.29
 TT Electronics                             UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            3,912   0.29
 Gelion                                     UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           3,890   0.29
 Valterra Platinum                          Other        Basic Materials     Mining                                       3,553   0.26
 Serica Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          3,492   0.26
 Jubilee Metals Group                       UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       3,355   0.25
 Siemens                                    Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 3,307   0.24
 Munchener Rueckver                         Germany      Financials          Nonlife insurance                            3,272   0.24
 Reach                                      UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        3,185   0.23
 Safran                                     France       Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          3,184   0.23
 Next Fifteen Communications Group          UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        3,180   0.23
 Tate & Lyle                                UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               2,810   0.21
 SAP                                        Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 2,659   0.20
 Hercules Site Services                     UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     2,621   0.19
 ASML                                       Netherlands  Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              2,591   0.19
 XP Power                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              2,456   0.18
 Deutsche Boerse                            Germany      Financials          Financial services                           2,282   0.17
 SGS                                        Switzerland  Industrials         Support services                             1,976   0.15
 Seascape Energy Asia                       UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          1,950   0.14
 Watkin Jones                               UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          1,823   0.13
 Grit Real Estate Income Group              Guernsey     Financials          Real estate investment trusts                1,812   0.13
 Renishaw                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              1,753   0.13
 Nestle                                     Switzerland  Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,451   0.11
 Windar Photonics                           UK           Industrials         Waste & Environ Svcs & Equip                 1,364   0.10
 Surface Transforms                         UK           Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          1,311   0.10
 Kone                                       Finland      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            1,184   0.09
 First Tin                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       1,116   0.08
 Arbuthnot Banking Group                    UK           Financials          Financial services                           1,045   0.08
 ASM International                          Netherlands  Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            996     0.07
 DSM-Firmenich                              Netherlands  Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    904     0.07
 Logistics Development Group                UK           Industrials         Industrial transportation                    800     0.06
 Kistos                                     UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          788     0.06
 Carclo                                     UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    632     0.05
 Ampeak Energy                              UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  524     0.04
 Gran Tierra Energy                         Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          465     0.03
 Indus Gas                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          48      0.00
 Deltic Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          48      0.00

 

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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