The St. James's Place Plc Board are declaring a 12.00 pence per share final dividend, subject to shareholder approval at the AGM, and a £92.6 million final share buy-back programme for 2024. This will bring the total shareholder returns to £223.6 million for the year, equivalent to 50% of the Underlying cash result.
Other financial highlights include:
Post-tax Underlying cash result of £447.2 million (2023: £392.4 million), up 14% year-on-year despite charge structure implementation costs headwind
Post-tax Underlying cash result basic earnings per share 82.0 pence (2023: 71.7 pence)
IFRS profit after tax £398.4 million (2023: loss of £9.9 million)
EEV net asset value per share £16.25 (31 December 2023: £14.11)
Gross inflows of £18.4 billion (2023: £15.4 billion)
Net inflows represented 2.6% of opening funds under management (2023: 3.5%)
