St James's place increases its 2017 final dividend by 33%

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St James's place increases its 2017 final dividend by 33%

St James's place 2017 final results

EEV new business profit £779.8 million (2016: £520.2 million) - up 50%

EEV operating profit £918.5 million (2016: £673.6 million) - 36%

IFRS profit before shareholder tax £186.1 million (2016: £140.6 million) - up 32%

Operating cash result (post tax) £315.2 million (2016: £226.0 million) - up 39%

Underlying cash result (post tax) £281.2 million (2016: £199.5 million) - up 41%

Underlying cash earnings per share of 53.6 pence (2016: 38.2 pence per share) - up 40%

Dividend

Final dividend of 27.45 pence per share (2016: 20.67 pence per share) up 33% providing a full year dividend of 42.86 pence per share (2016: 33.00 pence per share), growth of 30%

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