Law Debenture Corp PLC Net Asset Value (4308M)

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RNS Number : 4308M

Law Debenture Corp PLC

08 January 2019

Net Asset Value

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. announces that its preliminary unaudited Net Asset Value ("NAV") with borrowings at par and including fair value of IPS businesses* on 31 December 2018 was 619.63 pence per share (ex income) and 634.16 pence per share (cum income). With the Corporation's long term debt stated at fair value, the NAV was 601.07 pence per share (ex income) and 615.60 pence per share (cum income). The mid-market price at the close of business on 31 December 2018 was 540.00 pence per share.

In accordance with listing rule 15.6.8, The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. announces that it has no investments in other UK listed investment companies that require to be disclosed. Its top ten holdings, including all holdings with a value greater than 5% of the Corporation's gross assets as at 31 December 2018 are set out below.

Top 10 Holdings

The top 10 holdings in the investment portfolio as at 31 December 2018 were:

 
           Name of Holding            % of portfolio 
   Rank                                 (excl. cash) 
 1.       Royal Dutch Shell                     4.41 
 2.       GlaxoSmithKline                       2.59 
 3.       HSBC                                  2.57 
 4.       BP                                    2.40 
 5.       Rio Tinto                             2.11 
 6.       Rolls Royce                           2.06 
 7.       Stewart Investors Pacific             2.03 
 8.       Prudential                            1.98 
 9.       Relx                                  1.83 
 10.      Hiscox                                1.81 
 

Geographical Split of investment portfolio

 
                            % of portfolio 
   Region 
 UK                                     63 
 Europe                                  7 
 North America                           9 
 Japan                                   1 
 Other Pacific                           4 
 Other                                   1 
 Cash and Fixed Interest                15 
 
 TOTAL                                 100 
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* The IPS fair value is the value that has been applied consistently since the most recent formal valuation at 30 June 2018. The fair value at 31 December 2018 is still being calculated and will be published as part of our audited results. This along with other year end adjustments will result in a slightly different year end NAV in our Annual Report and Accounts to that which is published today.

Released by The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c., Fifth Floor, 100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7EX (contact Ian Bowden, Company Secretariat, 020 7696 5285).

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. LEI number - 2138006E39QX7XV6PP21

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