Compass increases its 2015 full year dividend by 10.9%

DividendMax Ltd.

Compass increases its 2015 full year dividend by 10.9%

Excellent organic revenue growth of 5.8%

Another strong year in North America with sales up 7.9%

Accelerating growth in Europe & Japan - revenue up nearly 3% in H2 and 1.9% in the year

Emerging markets growth of 11% more than offsets weakness in Australia

Underlying margin progress of 10bps before restructuring costs

The Management and Performance (MAP) programme continues to drive operating efficiencies

Restructuring plan announced in July on track to deliver the expected savings

Growth, performance and returns to shareholders: a proven and sustainable model

Proposed full year dividend up 10.9%, in line with constant currency EPS growth

Remain committed to ongoing returns to shareholders with £328 million of share buybacks in 2015

Expectations for 2016 are positive and unchanged

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