Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 8925J

Law Debenture Corp PLC

15 December 2022

 

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

Third Interim Dividend Announcement

·   Declaring a third interim dividend of 7.25 pence per ordinary share payable in January 2023, representing an increase of 5.5% over the prior year's third interim dividend.

·     It is the Board's intention for each of the first three interim dividends for 2022 to be equivalent to a quarter of Law Debenture's total 2021 dividend of 29.0 pence per ordinary share.

The combination of IPS' steady income and our strong reserves allows Law Debenture to continue its 44-year track record of maintaining or increasing its dividend payments.  

This dividend will be paid on 26 January 2023 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 23 December 2022. The Corporation's shares will go ex-dividend on 22 December 2022. 

Law Debenture Corporate Services Limited

Corporate Secretary

15 December 2022

Contact:  

Tulchan Communications   

David Allchurch, Guy Bates

[e-mail]

[phone]

Notes to Editor

Law Debenture's equity portfolio of investments is managed by James Henderson and Laura Foll of Janus Henderson Investors.

Our objective is to achieve long-term capital growth in real terms and steadily increasing income.  The aim is to achieve a higher rate of total return than the FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index Total Return through investing in a diversified portfolio of stocks.

In the last ten years Law Debenture has increased its dividend by more than 100% and outperformed its benchmark and the FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index by 126.3%¹.

Our leading independent professional services business accounts for 18% of Law Debenture's NAV but has funded 36% of dividends over the past decade. As a result, our Investment Managers' have the flexibility of selecting strong business models and attractive valuation opportunities, which will continue to position the equity portfolio for future longer-term growth and outperformance.

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. is registered in England, company registration number 00030397. LEI number - 2138006E39QX7XV6PP21

¹ Source: Law Debenture's Annual Financial Report for the period ended 31 December 2021.

 

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