In view of the overall performance of Savills PLC and the continued strength of the Less Transactional businesses, which support the ordinary distribution, the Board has declared an interim dividend of 6.0p (H1 2020: 0.0p; H1 2019: 4.95p). The dividend will be payable on 6 October 2021 to shareholders on the register at 3 September 2021.
Other financial highlights include:
Group revenue £932.6m, up £141.2m (18% as reported and 21% in constant currency) (H1 2020: £791.4m)
Group underlying profit before tax £66.1m, up £52.9m (H1 2020: £13.2m)
Group profit before tax £63.8m, up £56.1m (H1 2020: £7.7m)
Underlying basic earnings per share 35.8p (H1 2020: 7.0p)
Basic earnings per share 34.6p (H1 2020: 3.9p)
Net cash £106.7m (H1 2020: Net cash £9.4m)
