Centaur media increases its 2014 final dividend by 24%

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Centaur media increases its 2014 final dividend by 24%

Financial highlights for the reporting period:

• Revenues of £105.6m (year ended 30 June 2013: £72.0m)

• Adjusted operating profits of £11.7m (year ended 30 June 2013: £10.0m)

• Adjusted operating profit margin 11% (year ended 30 June 2013: 14%)

• Reported profit before tax £11.3m (year ended 30 June 2013: Reported loss before tax of £37.4m)

Financial highlights for the year ended 31 December 2014 (unaudited):

• Revenues of £72.8m (year ended 31 December 2013: £74.4m)

• Underlying revenue growth of 3%

• Adjusted operating profits of £10.2m (year ended 31 December 2013: £10.0m)

• Adjusted operating margins increase to 14% (year ended 31 December 2013: 13%)

• Adjusted fully diluted EPS increase by 6% to 5.0p (year ended 31 December 2013: 4.7p)

• Cash conversion at 123% (year ended 31 December 2013: 99%)

• Net debt at 31 December 2014 of £14.7m (31 December 2013: £27.0m)

• Final dividend proposed for the year ended 31 December 2014 of 1.3p. 2014 calendar year dividend increased by 24% to 3p (year ended 31 December 2013: 2.425p)

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