Land securities increases its 2015 first half dividend by 3.2%

DividendMax Ltd.

Land securities increases its 2015 first half dividend by 3.2%

Results

Ungeared total property return 5.9%, underperforming the IPD Quarterly Universe at 6.8%

Total business return (dividends and adjusted diluted NAV growth) of 7.0%

Combined Portfolio valued at £14.6bn, with a valuation surplus of 3.8%

Valuation surplus of properties in the development programme of 6.8%

Revenue profit £184.2m, up 8.4%

Voids in the like-for-like portfolio remain low at 2.8% (31 March 2015: 3.2%)

Financials

Group LTV ratio at 26.5%, based on adjusted net debt of £4.0bn

Weighted average maturity of debt at 8.3 years

Weighted average cost of debt at 4.6%

Cash and available facilities of £1.4bn

First half dividend of 16.3p, up 3.2%

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