Net Asset Value and Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 7419U

Law Debenture Corp PLC

02 April 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 March 2019 was 656.30 pence per share (ex income) and 661.42 pence per share (cum income), which excludes the proposed 2018 final dividend of 12.90p.  With the Corporation's long term debt stated at fair value, the NAV was 631.28 pence per share (ex income) and 636.40 pence per share (cum income).  The mid-market price at the close of business on 31 March 2019 was 606.00 pence per share.  The final dividend will be paid, subject to shareholder approval, on 18 April 2019 to holders on the register at the record date of 15 March 2019.

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 2019 are set out below.

Top 10 Holdings

The top 10 holdings in the investment portfolio as at 31 March 2019 were:

Rank	Name of Holding	% of portfolio (excl. cash)
1.	Royal Dutch Shell	4.16
2.	GlaxoSmithKline	2.52
3.	BP	2.45
4.	Rio Tinto	2.29
5.	HSBC	2.25
6.	Rolls Royce	2.04
7.	Prudential	1.97
8.	Stewart Investors Pacific	1.86
9.	Senior	1.75
10.	Johnson Service	1.72

Geographical Split of investment portfolio

Region	% of portfolio
UK	68
Europe	7
North America	8
Japan	1
Other Pacific	4
Other	1
Cash and Fixed Interest	11
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).

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

 

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