St. James Place proposed full year dividend of 52.78 pence per share, in line with their 70% target pay-out ratio

DividendMax Ltd.

St. James Place proposed full year dividend of 52.78 pence per share, in line with their 70% target pay-out ratio

St James Place a proposed final dividend of 37.19 pence per share, making for a total dividend of 52.78 pence per share for the year, an increase of c.2% over the 2021 dividend.

Other financial highlights include:

Underlying cash result £410.1 million (2021: £401.2 million)

Underlying cash basic earnings per share of 75.6 pence (2021: 74.6 pence)

EEV operating profit £1,589.7 million (2021: £1,545.4 million)

EEV net asset value per share £16.66 (2021: £16.57)

IFRS profit before shareholder tax £501.8 million (2021: £353.8 million)

IFRS profit after tax £405.4 million (2021: £287.6 million)

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