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Duke Royalty Limited

10 May 2021

10 May 2021

Duke Royalty Limited

("Duke Royalty", "Duke" or the "Company")

Trading Update

Duke Royalty, a provider of alternative capital solutions to a diversified range of profitable and long-established businesses in Europe and abroad, is pleased to provide the following trading and operational update for its fourth financial quarter ended 31 March 2021 ("Q4 FY21"), and to provide guidance on trading for the first quarter of the Company's financial year ended 30 June 2021 ("Q1 FY22").

Highlights:

-- Cash revenue for Q4 FY21, being cash distributions from Duke's Royalty Partners and cash gains from sales of equity assets was in line with expectations, totalling GBP2.5 million. This represented a small like for like increase from the previous quarter once the positive effects of redemptions premiums are removed

-- In January, Duke completed a follow-on investment of GBP2.2 million into its existing royalty partner Step Investments Limited ("Step"). Duke's funds were used by Step to acquire a majority equity stake in the Dublin-based private education subsidiary City Education Group and to facilitate the acquisition of a majority interest in Adtower Digital Media, a profitable Irish business within the digital out of home advertising sector

-- In February, Duke announced the successful investment of GBP6.2 million into a new royalty partner, Fabrikat, a long standing, profitable fabricator of steel products supplying the UK street lighting and guardrail markets

-- In March, Duke announced a follow-on investment of GBP4.5 million into its existing royalty partner United Glass Group Limited ("UGG") to allow UGG to complete the acquisition of London Architectural Glass, a UK supplier of bespoke architectural glass to premium residential, educational and heritage projects throughout the UK

-- Also in March, Duke announced the exit of its investment in three river cruising vessels through the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Duke Royalty Switzerland, to Starling Fleet Holding AG. Headline consideration for the sale was EUR11.6 million plus interest

-- Based on current trading, Duke expects cash revenue for Q1 FY22 to increase to GBP2.8 million

Neil Johnson, CEO of Duke Royalty, said:

"I am pleased to report that Q4 FY21 was a positive and busy quarter for Duke with several new investments completed and one royalty partner exited. During the quarter we also successfully transitioned Chief Investment Officers with Peter Madouros taking over from Jim Webster, who remains an important part of Duke as the new Chairman of the Investment Committee.

"Importantly, after quarter end Duke successfully raised GBP35 million in an oversubscribed equity placing. This fundraise gives Duke over GBP70 million of available liquidity to deploy into its expanding pipeline and to take advantage of the increasing opportunities available in the alternative financing market. We look forward to providing updates on this in due course. "

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For further information, please visit www.dukeroyalty.com or contact:

 
                         Neil Johnson / Charlie 
                          Cannon Brookes / Hugo 
 Duke Royalty Limited     Evans                                 +44 (0) 1481 730 613 
 Cenkos Securities 
  plc                    Stephen Keys / Callum 
  (Nominated Adviser      Davidson / Julian Morse 
  and Joint Broker)       / Michael Johnson                     +44 (0) 207 397 8900 
 Canaccord Genuity       Adam James / Georgina 
  (Joint Broker)          McCooke                               +44 (0) 207 523 8000 
 SEC Newgate (PR)        Elisabeth Cowell / Richard           + +44 (0) 20 3757 6882 
                          Bicknell / Megan Kovach       dukeroyalty@secnewgate.co.uk

About Duke Royalty

Duke Royalty Limited provides alternative capital solutions to a diversified range of profitable and long-established businesses in Europe and abroad. Duke Royalty's experienced team provide financing solutions to private companies that are in need of capital but whose owners wish to maintain equity control of their business. Duke Royalty's royalty investments are intended to provide robust, stable, long term returns to its shareholders. Duke Royalty is listed on the AIM market under the ticker DUKE and is headquartered in Guernsey.

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