Page Group increases its 2017 ordinary dividend by 4% and pays a special

HIGHLIGHTS

·       Group operating profit increased 9.2%* to £56.9m, +20.9% in reported rates

·       Favourable FX movements increased reported gross profit by c. £28m and operating profit by c. £6m

·       Conversion rate of gross profit to operating profit increased to 16.2% (H1 2016: 15.7%)

·       Interim dividend up 4.0% to 3.90 pence per share, totalling £12.3m 

·       Special dividend of 12.73 pence per share, totalling £40.0m