St. James's Place FY15 Pre-tax Profit Declines - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - St. James's Place plc (STJ.L) reported that its profit before tax for fiscal 2015 declined to 174.1 million pounds from 294.4 million pounds last year.

Profit before tax attributable to shareholders' returns was 151.3 million pounds, down from 182.9 million pounds in the prior year.

However, profit after tax rose to 202.0 million pounds from 187.9 million pounds last year. Earnings per share were 38.5 pence, up from 35.9 pence in the previous year.

The Board has proposed a final dividend of 17.24 pence per share, up 20 percent, which brings the full year dividend to 27.96 pence per share, also up 20 percent.

The final dividend for 2015, subject to approval of shareholders at our AGM, will be paid on 13 May to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 8 April. A Dividend Reinvestment Plan continues to be available for shareholders.