St. James's place increases its 2016 interim dividend by 15%

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St. James's place increases its 2016 interim dividend by 15%

New Investment and Funds under Management

• Gross inflow of funds under management of £5.3 billion (2015: £4.4 billion)

• Continued strong retention of client funds

• Net inflow of funds under management of £3.1 billion (2015: £2.7 billion)

• Group funds under management of £65.6 billion (2015: £55.5 billion)

St. James's Place Partnership

• Partnership numbers at 2,320 up 2.5% since the start of the year

• Total number of advisers at 3,259 up 4.7% since start of the year

Profit

- EEV basis:

• New business profits of £228.9 million (2015: £205.9 million)

• Operating profit at £284.0 million (2015: £265.3 million)

• Net asset value per share 791.9 pence (2015: 683.7 pence)

- IFRS basis:

• Underlying profit before shareholder tax of £73.8 million (2015: £72.9 million)

• Profit before shareholder tax of £60.5 million (2015: £67.0 million)

• Net asset value per share 201.2 pence (2015: 189.3 pence)

- Cash result:

• Underlying post tax cash result of £94.4 million (2015: £84.9 million)

Interim Dividend

• Interim dividend 12.33 pence per share (2015: 10.72 pence per share)

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