St James' place increases its 2014 interim dividend by 40%

DividendMax Ltd.

St James' place increases its 2014 interim dividend by 40%

New Business and Funds under Management

• Total single investments of £3.92 billion (2013: £3.23 billion) - up 21%

• Continued strong retention of existing client funds - 95%

• Net inflow of funds under management of £2.44 billion (2013: £1.99 billion) - up 23%

• Funds under management of £47.6 billion (2013: £39.9 billion) - up 19% over the twelve months and 7% since the start of the year

• SJP new business, on an APE basis, of £447.9 million (2013: £373.9 million) - up 20%

St. James's Place Partnership

• Partnership numbers at 2,007 - up 5.4% over the twelve months and 2.5% since the start of the year

• Total number of advisers at 2,688 - up 9% over the twelve months and 4.6% since start of the year

Profit

- EEV basis:

• New business profits of £181.3 million (2013: £152.4 million) - up 19%

• Operating profit at £260.7 million (2013: £233.6 million) - up 12%

• Net asset value per share 604.9 pence (2013: 524.1 pence) - up 15% over the twelve months and 5% since the start of the year

- IFRS basis:

• Profit before shareholder tax of £82.4 million (2013: £81.2 million, excluding one-off items) - up 1%

• Net asset value per share 178.8 pence (2013: 165.8 pence) - up 8% over the twelve months and 2% since the start of the year

- Cash result:

• Underlying post tax cash result of £78.5 million (2013: £66.9 million) - up 17%

Interim Dividend

• Interim dividend 8.93 pence per share - up 40%

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