The Legal & General Board has recommended an interim dividend of 6.00p, up 5% from the prior year (5.71p).
Other financial highlights include:
Core operating profit of £849m (H1 2023: £844m)
Core operating EPS of 10.58p (H1 2023: 10.52p)
Operating ROE of 35.4% (H1 2023: 28.6%)
Profit after tax of £223m (H1 2023: £377m)
Asset Management AUM of £1,136bn (H1 2023: £1,170bn) of which Private Markets £52bn (H1 2023: £48bn)
Solvency II capital generation of £897m (H1 2023: £947m)
Solvency II coverage ratio of 223% with surplus of £8.8bn (FY 2023: 224%, £9.2bn)
