Arbuthnot Banking increases its 2017 final dividend by 6%

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Arbuthnot Banking increases its 2017 final dividend by 6%

Arbuthnot Banking 2017 final results

Profit Before Tax £7.0m (2016: £0.2m)

Underlying profit before tax £7.7m (2016: £4.0m)

Operating income increased by 32% to £54.6m (2016: £41.5m)

Earnings per share 43.9p (2016: (3.7p))

Final dividend per share 19p (2016: 18p), an increase of 6%

Total full year dividend per share 33p (2016: 31p)

Underlying net assets £236m (2016: £234m)

Net assets per share 1547p (2016: 1534p)

Underlying return on deployed equity 10.0% (2016: 9.6%)

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