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RNS Number : 5111X  Law Debenture Corp PLC  01 September 2025

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Net Asset Value as at 29 August 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 29 August 2025 was 980.86 pence per share (cum income). With the
Corporation's long term debt stated at fair value, the NAV was 1,019.34 pence
per share (cum income). The mid-market price at the close of business on 29
August 2025 was 990.00 pence per share.

 Net Asset Value              Excluding Income (pence)  Including Income (pence)
 NAV with debt at par         974.86                    980.86
 NAV with debt at fair value  1,013.35                  1,019.34

 

Performance

                                                 YTD   1 year  3 years  5 years  10 years

                                                 %     %       %        %        %
 NAV total return (with debt at par)(2)          19.1  18.0    50.0     104.0    159.9
 NAV total return (with debt at fair value)(2)   19.2  18.8    54.1     127.1    176.0
 FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index Total Return(3)  14.5  12.6    38.6     77.7     108.5
 Share price total return(3)                     13.0  14.9    51.5     124.0    198.2
 Change in Retail Price Index(4)                 3.6   4.8     17.7     38.5     56.4

 

(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,
July 2025.

 

Geographical Split of investment portfolio

 Region         % of portfolio   % of portfolio

                29 August 2025   31 December 2024
 UK             90.0             87.6
 Europe         4.4              5.5
 North America  4.4              5.6
 Japan          1.0              1.3
 Other          0.2              0
 Other Pacific  0                0
 TOTAL          100              100

 

Full Portfolio Listing

As at 29 August 2025 the full holdings of the portfolio comprised of the
following:

 Holding Name                               Location     Sector              Industry                                     £000                                                      %
 Barclays                                   UK           Financials          Banks                                        41,795                                                    3.39
 HSBC                                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        41,055                                                    3.32
 Shell                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          34,050                                                    2.75
 Flutter Entertainment                      UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             31,682                                                    2.56
 BP                                         UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          24,630                                                    1.99
 Rio Tinto                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       24,368                                                    1.97
 GlaxoSmithKline                            UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              23,813                                                    1.93
 Rolls Royce                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          22,727                                                    1.84
 Standard Chartered                         UK           Financials          Banks                                        21,277                                                    1.72
 Tesco                                      UK           Consumer Goods      Food & Drug Retailers                        18,821                                                    1.52
 Senior                                     UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          18,063                                                    1.46
 Boku                                       UK           Industrials         Support services                             17,963                                                    1.45
 National Grid                              UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  17,603                                                    1.42
 BT Group                                   UK           Telecommunications  Fixed Line Telecommunications                17,320                                                    1.40
 Aviva                                      UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     16,763                                                    1.36
 Kier                                       UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     16,370                                                    1.32
 Balfour Beatty                             UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     16,365                                                    1.32
 J Sainsbury                                UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            16,018                                                    1.30
 M & G                                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           15,906                                                    1.29
 IMI                                        UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       15,634                                                    1.26
 Prudential                                 UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     15,162                                                    1.23
 Lloyds Banking Group                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        15,105                                                    1.22
 NatWest                                    UK           Financials          Banks                                        14,546                                                    1.18
 Kingfisher                                 UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          14,284                                                    1.16
 Herald Investment Trust                    UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                14,130                                                    1.14
 Hill & Smith                               UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       14,077                                                    1.14
 Cummins                                    USA          Industrials         Industrial engineering                       13,867                                                    1.12
 Shaftesbury Capital                        UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                13,487                                                    1.09
 BAE Systems                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          13,181                                                    1.07
 International Consolidated Airlines        UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             13,131                                                    1.06
 Irish Continental Group                    Ireland      Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             13,069                                                    1.06
 Johnson Matthey                            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           12,422                                                    1.00
 Cranswick                                  UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               12,187                                                    0.99
 Marks & Spencer                            UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            12,089                                                    0.98
 Land Securities                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                12,042                                                    0.97
 ITV                                        UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        12,029                                                    0.97
 Toyota Motor Corporation                   Japan        Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          11,936                                                    0.97
 Hiscox                                     UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            11,804                                                    0.95
 Schroders                                  UK           Financials          Financial services                           11,774                                                    0.95
 IP Group                                   UK           Financials          Financial services                           11,342                                                    0.92
 Smith & Nephew                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             11,341                                                    0.92
 Severn Trent                               UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  11,249                                                    0.91
 Oxford Nanopore Technologies               UK           Technology          Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology      11,199                                                    0.91
 Anglo American                             UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       11,020                                                    0.89
 Babcock                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          10,931                                                    0.88
 Greencoat UK Wind                          UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  10,910                                                    0.88
 Morgan Advanced Materials                  UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            10,550                                                    0.85
 International Personal Finance             UK           Financials          Financial services                           10,480                                                    0.85
 Ibstock                                    UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     10,222                                                    0.83
 Dunelm                                     UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            9,952                                                     0.80
 VH Global Energy Infrastructure            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           9,800                                                     0.79
 Vodafone                                   UK           Telecommunications  Mobile telecommunications                    9,715                                                     0.79
 Reckitt Benckiser Group                    UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             9,674                                                     0.78
 Phoenix Group Holdings                     UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     9,541                                                     0.77
 Johnson Service Group                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             9,506                                                     0.77
 Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust  UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                9,443                                                     0.76
 Associated British Foods                   UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               9,180                                                     0.74
 Hammerson                                  UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                9,152                                                     0.74
 Chesnara                                   UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     8,982                                                     0.73
 Marshalls                                  UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     8,489                                                     0.69
 AFC Energy                                 UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           8,389                                                     0.68
 HICL Infrastructure                        UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                8,386                                                     0.68
 General Motors                             USA          Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          8,246                                                     0.67
 Sabre Insurance Group                      UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            8,246                                                     0.67
 Whitbread                                  UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             8,177                                                     0.66
 Vanquis Banking Group                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           7,647                                                     0.62
 Ceres Power                                UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        7,492                                                     0.61
 Weir Group                                 UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       7,392                                                     0.60
 SigmaRoc                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     7,335                                                     0.59
 Elementis                                  UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    7,323                                                     0.59
 Standard Life Aberdeen                     UK           Financials          Financial services                           7,294                                                     0.59
 Renold                                     UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       7,257                                                     0.59
 Ondine Biomedical                          Canada       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              7,256                                                     0.59
 Haleon                                     UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              7,256                                                     0.59
 SSE                                        UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  6,920                                                     0.56
 ITM Power                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        6,873                                                     0.56
 Accsys Technologies                        UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     6,725                                                     0.54
 Beazley                                    UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            6,660                                                     0.54
 Freeport-McMoran                           USA          Basic Materials     Mining                                       6,577                                                     0.53
 Gibson Energy                              Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          6,522                                                     0.53
 Infineon Technologies                      Germany      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            6,137                                                     0.50
 British Land Company                       UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                5,866                                                     0.47
 Bristol-Myers Squibb                       USA          Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              5,767                                                     0.47
 Air Products and Chemicals                 Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          5,444                                                     0.44
 Workspace Group                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                5,400                                                     0.44
 Great Portland Estates                     UK           Financials          Real estate investments & services           5,338                                                     0.43
 Zigup                                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             5,235                                                     0.42
 Invinity Energy Systems                    UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           5,108                                                     0.41
 Inchcape                                   UK           Industrials         Support services                             5,006                                                     0.40
 Oxford Sciences Innovation                 UKULM        Financials          Financial services                           5,000                                                     0.40
 Easyjet                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          4,896                                                     0.40
 Segro                                      UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                4,703                                                     0.38
 Roche                                      Switzerland  Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              4,670                                                     0.38
 Rathbones Group                            UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                4,595                                                     0.37
 Halfords                                   UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,461                                                     0.36
 Croda                                      UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    4,389                                                     0.36
 Ilika                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           4,336                                                     0.35
 Castings                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     4,132                                                     0.33
 Sanofi                                     France       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              4,060                                                     0.33
 Vertu Motors                               UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,055                                                     0.33
 Tate & Lyle                                UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               3,986                                                     0.32
 Reach                                      UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        3,976                                                     0.32
 Bellway                                    UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          3,841                                                     0.31
 TT Electronics                             UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            3,447                                                     0.28
 Gelion                                     UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           3,372                                                     0.27
 Siemens                                    Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 3,261                                                     0.26
 Munchener Rueckver                         Germany      Financials          Nonlife insurance                            3,156                                                     0.26
 Serica Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          3,147                                                     0.25
 Safran                                     France       Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          3,035                                                     0.25
 SAP                                        Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 2,942                                                     0.24
 Next Fifteen Communications Group          UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        2,645                                                     0.21
 Deutsche Boerse                            Germany      Financials          Financial services                           2,548                                                     0.21
 Jubilee Metals Group                       UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       2,530                                                     0.20
 XP Power                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              2,434                                                     0.20
 Seascape Energy Asia                       UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          2,280                                                     0.18
 Valterra Platinum                          Other        Basic Materials     Mining                                       1,907                                                     0.15
 Grit Real Estate Income Group              Guernsey     Financials          Real estate investment trusts                1,812                                                     0.15
 Windar Photonics                           UK           Industrials         Waste & Environ Svcs & Equip                 1,797                                                     0.15
 ASML                                       Netherlands  Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              1,780                                                     0.14
 SGS                                        Switzerland  Industrials         Support services                             1,753                                                     0.14
 Watkin Jones                               UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          1,736                                                     0.14
 Hercules Site Services                     UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     1,616                                                     0.13
 Renishaw                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              1,615                                                     0.13
 Danone                                     France       Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,518                                                     0.12
 Marstons                                   UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             1,413                                                     0.11
 Nestle                                     Switzerland  Consumer Goods      Food producers                               1,372                                                     0.11
 Surface Transforms                         UK           Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          1,353                                                     0.11
 Arbuthnot Banking Group                    UK           Financials          Financial services                           1,250                                                     0.10
 DSM-Firmenich                              Netherlands  Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    1,090                                                     0.09
 Kone                                       Finland      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            1,038                                                     0.08
 Logistics Development Group                UK           Industrials         Industrial transportation                    859                                                       0.07
 ASM International                          Netherlands  Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            784                                                       0.06
 Kistos                                     UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          698                                                       0.06
 First Tin                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       696                                                       0.06
 Carclo                                     UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    591                                                       0.05
 Gran Tierra Energy                         Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          447                                                       0.04
 Ampeak Energy                              UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  434                                                       0.04
 Indus Gas                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          254                                                       0.02
 Deltic Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          108                                                       0.01
 LDIC Investments                           UK           Financials          Financial services

 

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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