
Continued organic flow growth from our core mutual fund franchise, with net mutual fund inflows of £1.4bn
· Maintained EBITDA margins above 50 per cent. while enhancing our infrastructure and organisational capabilities
· Successful completion of the private client contracts sale, with net proceeds after tax2 of £22.4m distributed to shareholders
· Underlying earnings per share increased by 5 per cent. to 26.4p
· Total dividends per share doubled to 24.7p, including the declaration of our first special dividend