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Profit |
· Operating EPS up 4% to 26.8 pence (HY17: 25.8 pence) · Operating profit‡,#,1 down 2% to £1,438 million (HY17: £1,465 million). Excluding disposals, operating profit rose 4% to £1,421 million (HY17: £1,365 million) · IFRS profit after tax £376 million (HY17: £716 million) |
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Dividend |
· Interim dividend per share up 10% to 9.25 pence (HY17: 8.40 pence) |
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Capital |
· Solvency II capital surplus2 £11.0 billion (2017: £12.2 billion), including £1.8 billion of distributions to investors. · Solvency II cover ratio‡,2 187% (2017: 198%) · Operating capital generation# £0.9 billion (HY17: £1.1 billion) · IFRS net asset value per share 411 pence (2017: 423 pence) |
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Cash |
· Cash remittances‡,# £1,493 million (HY17: £1,170 million) · UK Insurance special remittance £500 million. Cumulative special remittances from UK Insurance since 2016 totalled £1.25 billion, ahead of £1 billion target. · Holding company liquidity £1.43 billion (February 2018: £2.0 billion) |
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