Financial highlights
Group system sales up 10.5%
o UK system sales up 6.5%: 40 new stores, 2.4% like-for-like growth (ex-splits), (2.3)% total drag from splits
o Nordics consolidation adds £14.9m system sales in the period
Underlying PBT up 9.1% and Underlying Basic EPS up 9.9%
Strong cash generation and further debt, funding investment programme and shareholder returns
o Group Net debt of £61m, or 0.6 x EBITDA
Recommended interim dividend +7.1% to 3.75p; £20m share purchases in H1 2017
