Net Asset Value and Portfolio Update

Net Asset Value

The Board of The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. announces that its Net Asset
Value (NAV Ex Income) at 31 March 2012 was 355.11 pence per share and NAV Cum
Income was 358.51 pence per share, which excludes the proposed 2011 final
dividend of 9.00p. The mid-market price at the close of business that day was 
374.90 pence per share. The final dividend will be paid, subject to shareholder
approval, on 27 April 2012 to holders on the register at the record date of 30
March 2012.

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 March 2012
are set out below

Top 10 Holdings

The top 10 holdings in the portfolio as at 31 March 2012 were:

Rank     Name of Holding                         % of portfolio
                                                   (excl. cash)
                                                               
1.       UK Treasury 4.5% 07/03/13                         4.33
                                                               
2.       Senior                                            3.44
                                                               
3.       UK Treasury 2.25% 07/03/14                        3.21
                                                               
4.       BP                                                2.62
                                                               
5.       Henderson Japan Capital Growth                    2.59
                                                               
6.       Henderson Asia Pacific Capital Growth             2.44
                                                               
7.       Royal Dutch Shell                                 2.35
                                                               
8.       GlaxoSmithKline                                   2.24
                                                               
9.       Baillie Gifford Pacific                           2.04
                                                               
10.      GKN                                               2.04

Geographical Split

Region                           % of portfolio
                                               
UK                               65            
                                               
Europe                           7             
                                               
North America                    8             
                                               
Japan                            3             
                                               
Other Pacific                    8             
                                               
Other                            -             
                                               
Cash and Fixed Interest          9             
                                               
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).