http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=201009230700061425T&fe=1

Hansard Global plc ("Hansard" or "the Group"), the specialist long-term savings provider, today announces its results for the year ended 30 June 2010.

Year ended 30 June 2010 2009

IFRS profit after tax £16.4m £20.1m

IFRS EPS 11.9p 14.7p

EEV profit after tax £28.0m £10.3m

EEV earnings per share 20.4p 7.5p

New business margin 6.9% 6.1%

Shareholder cash generation 24.2m £25.0m

Cash payback on new business 2.8 years 2.9 years

Recommended final DPS 7.7p* 7.35p**



As at 30 June 2010 2009

European Embedded Value £247.0m £236.6m
Assets under Administration £1,135m £1,002m

Hansard has performed well this year with new business flows showing improved profitability and growth for the third consecutive quarter. New business margins have increased to 6.9% from 6.1% in the year ended 30 June 2009, primarily as a result of increased volumes of regular premium new business from Latin America and the Far East. The Board has proposed a final dividend of 7.7p per share which, if approved by the shareholders, represents a total dividend of 13.2p per share in respect of the financial year (2009: 12.6p).

Nice chunky yield...

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