Booker increases its 2017 interim dividend by 11%

DividendMax Ltd.

Booker increases its 2017 interim dividend by 11%

Financial Highlights

Total sales £2.5bn, +13%

Booker like-for-like non tobacco sales up 0.1% and tobacco sales down 5.6% due to the "display ban"

Operating profit £81.4m, +9%

Profit before tax £81.0m, +9%

Profit after tax £67.8m, +12%

Basic earnings per share up 11% at 3.83 pence

Net cash of £105.7m

Interim dividend of 0.63 pence per share, up 11%

As previously indicated, we intend to make a special return to shareholders in July 2017

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