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RNS Number : 5088G  Law Debenture Corp PLC  01 June 2026

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Net Asset Value as at 29 May 2026

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 May 2026 was 1,164.76 pence per share (cum income). With the
Corporation's long term debt stated at fair value, the NAV was 1,203.22 pence
per share (cum income). The mid-market price at the close of business on 29
May 2026 was 1,220.00 pence per share.

 Net Asset Value              Excluding Income (pence)  Including Income (pence)
 NAV with debt at par         1,145.95                  1,164.76
 NAV with debt at fair value  1,184.41                  1,203.22

 

Performance

                                                 YTD   1 year  3 years  5 years  10 years

                                                 %     %       %        %        %
 NAV total return (with debt at par)(2)          12.4  32.7    74.9     79.3     212.9
 NAV total return (with debt at fair value)(2)   12.3  31.6    72.3     92.6     235.0
 FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index Total Return(3)  6.5   21.6    53.6     67.0     134.6
 Share price total return(3)                     16.9  31.2    73.1     92.6     270.1
 Change in Retail Price Index(4)                 1.4   3.0     10.4     37.6     58.1

 

(1) The fair value of the IPS business has been calculated as at 31 December
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: LSEG, London Stock Exchange Group.

(4) Source: Office for National Statistics, subject to latest published RPI,
April 2026.

 

Geographical Split of investment portfolio

 Region         % of portfolio  % of portfolio

                29 May 2026     31 December 2025
 UK             90.0            89.9
 Europe         5.4             4.5
 North America  3.6             4.3
 Japan          0.8             1.0
 Other          0.2             0.3
 Other Pacific  0               0
 TOTAL          100             100

 

Full Portfolio Listing

As at 29 May 2026 the full holdings of the portfolio comprised of the
following:

 Holding Name                               Location     Sector              Industry                                     £000    %
 HSBC                                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        60,426  4.04
 Barclays                                   UK           Financials          Banks                                        53,122  3.55
 Ceres Power                                UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        51,580  3.44
 Rio Tinto                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       41,832  2.80
 Shell                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          38,975  2.61
 GlaxoSmithKline                            UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              30,857  2.07
 Standard Chartered                         UK           Financials          Banks                                        30,607  2.05
 BP                                         UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          29,680  1.99
 Infineon Technologies                      Germany      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            25,017  1.67
 ITM Power                                  UK           Oil & Gas           Oil equipment services & distribution        22,054  1.48
 Balfour Beatty                             UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     22,004  1.47
 Rolls Royce                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          21,729  1.45
 National Grid                              UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  20,208  1.35
 Lloyds Banking Group                       UK           Financials          Banks                                        19,333  1.29
 Herald Investment Trust                    UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                19,320  1.29
 Anglo American                             UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       19,318  1.29
 IMI                                        UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       19,113  1.28
 M & G                                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           18,948  1.27
 Relx                                       UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        18,620  1.25
 Hill & Smith                               UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       18,404  1.23
 Flutter Entertainment                      UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             17,357  1.16
 Marks & Spencer                            UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            17,083  1.14
 NatWest                                    UK           Financials          Banks                                        17,077  1.14
 BT Group                                   UK           Telecommunications  Fixed Line Telecommunications                16,704  1.12
 Prudential                                 UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     16,437  1.10
 Kingfisher                                 UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          15,955  1.07
 J Sainsbury                                UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            15,852  1.06
 Hiscox                                     UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            15,812  1.06
 H-Power                                    UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           15,786  1.06
 Kier                                       UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     15,784  1.06
 Aviva                                      UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     15,775  1.06
 Land Securities                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                15,559  1.04
 BAE Systems                                UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          15,165  1.02
 International Consolidated Airlines        UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             14,785  0.99
 IP Group                                   UK           Financials          Financial services                           14,746  0.99
 Standard Life Aberdeen                     UK           Financials          Financial services                           14,272  0.96
 Irish Continental Group                    Ireland      Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             14,082  0.94
 Johnson Matthey                            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           13,780  0.92
 Segro                                      UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                13,364  0.89
 Boku                                       UK           Industrials         Support services                             13,179  0.88
 Shaftesbury Capital                        UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                13,008  0.87
 Severn Trent                               UK           Utilities           Gas, water & multiutilities                  12,911  0.86
 Vodafone                                   UK           Telecommunications  Mobile telecommunications                    12,249  0.82
 British Land Company                       UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                12,150  0.81
 General Motors                             USA          Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          11,757  0.79
 Toyota Motor Corporation                   Japan        Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          11,702  0.78
 ITV                                        UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        11,501  0.77
 Morgan Advanced Materials                  UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            11,500  0.77
 London Stock Exchange Group                UK           Financials          Financial services                           11,275  0.75
 Hammerson                                  UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                10,988  0.74
 Babcock                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          10,981  0.74
 Standard Life                              UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     10,864  0.73
 Reckitt Benckiser Group                    UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          10,789  0.72
 Johnson Service Group                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             10,450  0.70
 VH Global Energy Infrastructure            UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           10,416  0.70
 Chesnara                                   UK           Financials          Life insurance/assurance                     10,272  0.69
 Invinity Energy Systems                    UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           10,116  0.68
 Greencoat UK Wind                          UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  10,080  0.67
 Freeport-McMoran                           USA          Basic Materials     Mining                                       9,762   0.65
 Oxford Nanopore Technologies               UK           Technology          Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology      9,581   0.64
 Associated British Foods                   UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               9,563   0.64
 HICL Infrastructure                        UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                9,366   0.63
 SSE                                        UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  9,320   0.62
 Smith & Nephew                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             9,110   0.61
 Convatec Group                             UK           Health Care         Health care equipment & services             9,090   0.61
 Marshalls                                  UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     8,817   0.59
 Sabre Insurance Group                      UK           Financials          Nonlife insurance                            8,717   0.58
 Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust  UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                8,562   0.57
 Accsys Technologies                        UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     8,561   0.57
 Inchcape                                   UK           Industrials         Support services                             8,455   0.57
 Unilever                                   UK           Consumer Goods      Personal goods                               8,410   0.56
 Ibstock                                    UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     8,189   0.55
 SigmaRoc                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     7,947   0.53
 Zigup                                      UK           Industrials         Support services                             7,819   0.52
 Workspace Group                            UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                7,626   0.51
 Elementis                                  UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    7,510   0.50
 Weir Group                                 UK           Industrials         Industrial engineering                       7,338   0.49
 Vanquis Banking Group                      UK           Financials          Financial services                           7,299   0.49
 Whitbread                                  UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             7,279   0.49
 Ondine Biomedical                          Canada       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              7,256   0.49
 Gibson Energy                              Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          7,134   0.48
 Bristol-Myers Squibb                       USA          Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              7,007   0.47
 Berkeley Group Holdings                    UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          6,884   0.46
 Sanofi                                     France       Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              6,879   0.46
 Dunelm                                     UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            6,868   0.46
 Haleon                                     UK           Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              6,732   0.45
 3I INFRASTRUCTURE                          UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                6,466   0.43
 Roche Holding                              Switzerland  Health Care         Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology              6,072   0.41
 Halfords                                   UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            5,659   0.38
 Mondi                                      UK           Basic Materials     Forestry & paper                             5,657   0.38
 Oxford Sciences Innovation                 UKULM        Financials          Financial services                           5,633   0.38
 Great Portland Estates                     UK           Financials          Real estate investments & services           5,467   0.37
 Becton Dickinson                           USA          Health Care         Health care equipment & services             5,464   0.37
 Safran                                     France       Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          5,375   0.36
 Croda                                      UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    5,320   0.36
 XP Power                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              5,239   0.35
 Air Products and Chemicals                 Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          5,177   0.35
 Serica Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          4,996   0.33
 Rathbones Group                            UK           Financials          Equity investment instruments                4,945   0.33
 Vertu Motors                               UK           Consumer Services   General retailers                            4,832   0.32
 Rotork                                     UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     4,596   0.31
 Derwent London                             UK           Financials          Real estate investment trusts                4,445   0.30
 Castings                                   UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     4,165   0.28
 Bellway                                    UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          4,126   0.28
 TT Electronics                             UK           Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            4,073   0.27
 Ilika                                      UK           Oil & Gas           Alternative Energy                           3,994   0.27
 Easyjet                                    UK           Industrials         Aerospace & defence                          3,980   0.27
 ASML                                       Netherlands  Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              3,875   0.26
 Breedon Group                              UK           Basic Materials     Building Materials                           3,826   0.26
 Tate & Lyle                                UK           Consumer Goods      Food producers                               3,773   0.25
 Siemens                                    Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 3,728   0.25
 Marstons                                   UK           Consumer Services   Travel & leisure                             3,686   0.25
 Gelion                                     UK           Other               Sustainable Energy                           3,673   0.25
 Greencore Group                            Ireland      Consumer Goods      Beverages                                    3,670   0.25
 Valterra Platinum                          Other        Basic Materials     Mining                                       3,474   0.23
 Reach                                      UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        3,133   0.21
 Next Fifteen Communications Group          UK           Consumer Services   Media                                        2,885   0.19
 Jubilee Metals Group                       UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       2,745   0.18
 Seascape Energy Asia                       UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          2,670   0.18
 Renishaw                                   UK           Technology          Technology hardware & equipment              2,648   0.18
 Munchener Rueckver                         Germany      Financials          Nonlife insurance                            2,620   0.18
 Deutsche Boerse                            Germany      Financials          Financial services                           2,509   0.17
 SAP                                        Germany      Technology          Software & computer services                 1,977   0.13
 Grit Real Estate Income Group              Guernsey     Financials          Real estate investment trusts                1,752   0.12
 ASM International                          Netherlands  Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            1,718   0.11
 Hercules Site Services                     UK           Industrials         Construction & materials                     1,512   0.10
 First Tin                                  UK           Basic Materials     Mining                                       1,440   0.10
 Arbuthnot Banking Group                    UK           Financials          Financial services                           1,370   0.09
 Watkin Jones                               UK           Consumer Goods      Household goods & home construction          1,364   0.09
 Princes Group                              UK           Consumer Goods      Food & Drug Retailers                        1,240   0.08
 Kistos                                     UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          1,215   0.08
 Kone                                       Finland      Industrials         Electronic & electrical equipment            992     0.07
 DSM-Firmenich                              Netherlands  Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    943     0.06
 Windar Photonics                           UK           Industrials         Waste & Environ Svcs & Equip                 882     0.06
 Gran Tierra Energy                         Canada       Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          851     0.06
 Logistics Development Group                UK           Industrials         Industrial transportation                    800     0.05
 Carclo                                     UK           Basic Materials     Chemicals                                    790     0.05
 Ampeak Energy                              UK           Utilities           Electricity                                  416     0.03
 Deltic Energy                              UK           Oil & Gas           Oil & gas producers                          103     0.01
 Surface Transforms                         UK           Consumer Goods      Automobiles & parts                          85      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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