Net Asset Value and portfolio information

Net Asset Value The Board of The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. announces that its Net Asset Value (NAV) at 31st March 2006, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards but after adjusting for the proposed final dividend of 5.95 pence, was 306.60 pence per share. The mid-market price at the close of business that day was 324.25 pence per share. All NAV announcements prior to 5 August 2005 were calculated under UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. In accordance with listing rule 21.20 (l) (i) and (ii), The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. announces that it has no investments in other UK listed investment companies. Its top ten holdings, including all holdings with a value greater than 5% of the Corporation's gross assets as at 31st March 2006 are set out below Top 10 Holdings The top 10 holdings in the portfolio as at 31st March 2006 were: Rank Name of Holding % of portfolio (excl. cash) 1. Henderson Asia Pacific Capital Growth 6.94 2. BP 4.34 3. Henderson Japan Capital Growth 3.51 4. GlaxoSmithKline 2.80 5. Royal Dutch Shell 2.74 6. HSBC 2.71 7. Alfred McAlpine 1.97 8. Royal Bank of Scotland 1.96 9. British American Tobacco 1.74 10. Barclays 1.71 Geographical Split Region % of portfolio UK 70 Europe 11 North America 6 Japan 5 Other Pacific 7 Other - Cash and Fixed Interest 1 TOTAL 100 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).
UK 100