Portfolio Management Agreement

THE LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATION p.l.c. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS LIMITED The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. has today executed a Supplemental Agreement to its Management Agreement with Henderson Global Investors Limited ("Henderson") amending, with retrospective effect from 1 April 2011, the fee basis by which the Corporation pays Henderson to manage its investment portfolio. The basis for the management fee will now be expressed as a percentage of the value of the net assets of the Law Debenture Group (excluding the net assets of the independent fiduciary services business), calculated on the basis adopted in the audited financial statements of the Corporation. This produces a lower base figure on which the fee is calculated - previously the calculation was based on the value of the investment portfolio. However, the percentage amount will increase from 0.25% per annum to 0.30% per annum. Overall, this means that the total fee payable to Henderson will increase. Had the new basis been in force during the year to 31 December 2010, the total fee payable to Henderson would have been approximately 10% higher than was reported in the accounts. The Supplemental Agreement also reduces the notice period required by either party to terminate the Management Agreement from 12 months to six months. The management fee was last increased in 1999. The Corporation believes that the investment management fee it will now pay to Henderson remains one of the most competitive in the investment trust sector. 27 June 2011 Issued by the Company Secretary, The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c., Fifth Floor, 100 Wood Street, London EC2V 7EX (tel: 020 7696 5285).
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