Legal and General have announced an interim dividend of 4.93p per share, an increase of 7.2% from 4.6p per share.
Other financial highlights include:
Operating profit of £1,005m, up 11% (H1 2018: £909m)
Earnings per share of 14.74p, up 13% (H1 2018: 13.00p)
Return on equity at 20.2% (H1 2018: 20.3%)
Interim dividend of 4.93p per share (H1 2018: 4.60p)
Profit after tax up 13% to £874m (H1 2018: £771m)
Net release from continuing operations up 29% to £858m (H1 2018: £663m)
Solvency II operational surplus generation up by 17% to £0.8bn (H1 2018: £0.7bn)
Solvency II coverage ratio of 171% (FY 2018: 188%)
