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related
costs expensed within staff costs.  Any costs relating to the development of
new systems have been capitalised and are being depreciated over their useful
economic life. 
 
We have capitalised £1.1 million of staff costs relating to the development of
the cash deposit and Peer to Peer platforms in HL Savings (2015: £nil). Again
this will be depreciated over its useful economic life but only once it has
been brought into use which is expected to be towards the end of the calendar
year 2016. 
 
Finally we capitalised £0.4 million relating to a book of business that was
acquired from J.P. Morgan. As a result of the acquisition an additional £223
million of assets were added to the Vantage platform and an additional 4,312
clients. At the interim results these costs were expensed within marketing and
advertising, but they will be now be amortised over their useful economic life
and subject to an annual impairment review. 
 
Current assets 
 
Group cash balances totalled £208.2 million at the end of the year.  The only
significant cash outflows have been the 2015 second interim ordinary and
special dividends totalling £121.4 million paid in September 2015 and a 2016
interim dividend of £36.8 million paid in March 2016. 
 
Capital is defined as the total of share capital, share premium, retained
earnings and other reserves. Total capital at 30 June 2016 was £254.2 million
(2015: £237.1m) and this capital is managed via the net assets to which it
relates. The Group has four subsidiary companies authorised and regulated by
the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  These firms have capital resources at
a level which satisfies both their regulatory capital requirements and their
working capital requirements. As a Group, we maintain a robust balance sheet
retaining a capital base over and above regulatory capital requirements.
Further disclosures are published in the Pillar 3 document on the Group's
website at www.hl.co.uk. 
 
Increase in counterparty balances 
 
In accordance with market practice, certain balances with clients, Stock
Exchange member firms and other counterparties are included in the balance
sheet.  These balances fluctuate according to the volume and value of recent
trading.  At the year-end, trade receivables and trade payables included
counterparty balances of £560.9 million (2015: £363.2 million) and £555.5
million (2015: £361.9 million) respectively. The higher balances resulted from
a significant increase in deal volumes post the EU Referendum until the
financial year-end. 
 
Dividends 
 
The Board remains committed to a progressive dividend policy, and has declared
a second interim (final) ordinary dividend of 16.30 pence and a special
dividend of 9.90 pence per ordinary share.  These dividends will be paid on 28
September 2016 to all shareholders on the register at the close of business on
16 September 2016.  This brings the total dividends in respect of the year to
34.0 pence per ordinary share (2015: 33.0p), an increase of 3%. This total
ordinary dividend pay-out equates to 65% (2015: 65%) of post-tax profits, with
a further 26% (2015: 34%) of post-tax profits paid by way of special dividend.
Any special dividend in future years will depend upon future cash requirements
and therefore may vary. 
 
An arrangement exists under which the Hargreaves Lansdown EBT has agreed to
waive all dividends. 
 
Dividend (pence per share) 
 
                                   2016    2015    Change  
 First interim dividend paid       7.80p   7.30p   +7%     
 Second interim dividend declared  16.30p  14.30p  +14%    
 Total ordinary dividend           24.10p  21.60p  +12%    
 Special dividend declared         9.90p   11.40p  -13%    
 Total dividend for the year       34.0p   33.0p   +3%     
 
 
Consolidated Income Statement 
 
                                            Note  Year ended 30 June2016£'000  Year ended 30 June2015£'000  
                                                                                                            
 Revenue                                    2     388,333                      395,137                      
 Commission payable                               (61,797)                     (100,949)                    
                                                                                                            
 Net revenue                                      326,536                      294,188                      
 Staff costs                                      (60,217)                     (53,117)                     
 Other operating costs                            (42,575)                     (38,603)                     
 FSCS costs                                       (5,494)                      (4,417)                      
                                                                                                            
 Operating profit                                 218,250                      198,051                      
 Investment revenue                         4     629                          987                          
 Profit before tax                                218,879                      199,038                      
 Tax                                        5     (41,623)                     (41,789)                     
 Profit after tax                                 177,256                      157,249                      
 Attributable to:                                                                                           
 Equity shareholders of the parent Company        176,895                      156,664                      
 Non-controlling interest                         361                          585                          
                                                  177,256                      157,249                      
 
 
 Earnings per shareBasic earnings per share (pence)  7  37.4  33.2  
 Diluted earnings per share (pence)                  7  37.3  33.1  
 
 
The results relate entirely to continuing operations. 
 
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
 
                                                    Year ended 30 June2016£'000  Year ended 30 June2015£'000  
 Profit for the financial year                      177,256                      157,249                      
 Total comprehensive income for the financial year  177,256                      157,249                      
 Attributable to:-                                                                                            
 Owners of the parent                               176,895                      156,664                      
 Non-controlling interest                           361                          585                          
                                                    177,256                      157,249                      
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
 
                                                Attributable to the owners of the Company                                                       
                                                Share capital                              Share premium account    Capital redemption reserve  Shares held by EBT reserve  EBT reserve  Retained earnings  Total      Non-controlling interest  Total Equity  
                                                £'000                                      £'000                    £'000                       £'000                       £'000        £'000              £'000      £'000                     £'000         
 At 1 July 2014                                 1,897                                      8                        12                          (16,221)                    13,545       228,512            227,753    591                       228,344       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Total comprehensive income                     -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            156,664            156,664    585                       157,249       
 Change to non-controlling interest             -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            (964)              (964)      (103)                     (1,067)       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Employee Benefit Trust:-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Shares sold in the year                        -                                          -                        -                           5,203                       -            -                  5,203      -                         5,203         
 Shares acquired in the year                    -                                          -                        -                           (2,000)                     -            -                  (2,000)    -                         (2,000)       
 EBT share sale net of tax                      -                                          -                        -                           -                           (841)        -                  (841)      -                         (841)         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Employee share option scheme:-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Share-based payments expense                   -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            2,109              2,109      -                         2,109         
 Current tax effect of share-based payments     -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            1,305              1,305      -                         1,305         
 Deferred tax effect of share-based payments    -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            (592)              (592)      -                         (592)         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Dividend paid (Note 6)                         -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            (152,071)          (152,071)  (572)                     (152,643)     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 At 30 June 2015                                1,897                                      8                        12                          (13,018)                    12,704       234,963            236,566    501                       237,067       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Total comprehensive income                     -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            176,895            176,895    361                       177,256       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Employee Benefit Trust:-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Shares sold in the year                        -                                          -                        -                           14,095                      -            -                  14,095     -                         14,095        
 Shares acquired in the year                    -                                          -                        -                           (15,927)                    -            -                  (15,927)   -                         (15,927)      
 EBT share sale net of tax                      -                                          -                        -                           -                           (3,441)      -                  (3,441)    -                         (3,441)       
 Reserve transfer on exercise of share options                                                                                                                              2,736        (2,736)            -          -                         -             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Employee share option scheme:-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Share-based payments expense                   -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            2,525              2,525      -                         2,525         
 Current tax effect of share-based payments     -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            3,122              3,122      -                         3,122         
 Deferred tax effect of share-based payments    -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            (1,955)            (1,955)    -                         (1,955)       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Dividend paid (Note 6)                         -                                          -                        -                           -                           -            (158,182)          (158,182)  (396)                     (158,578)     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 At 30 June 2016                                1,897                                      8                        12                          (14,850)                    11,999       254,632            253,698    466                       254,164       
 
 
The share premium account represents the difference between the issue price
and the nominal value of shares issued. 
 
The capital redemption reserve relates to the repurchase and cancellation of
the Company's own shares. 
 
The Shares held by the Employee Benefit Trust ("the EBT") reserve represents
the cost of shares in Hargreaves Lansdown plc purchased in the market and held
by the Hargreaves Lansdown plc Employee Benefit Trust to satisfy options under
the Group's share option schemes. 
 
The EBT reserve represents the cumulative gain on disposal of investments held
by the Hargreaves Lansdown EBT.  The reserve is not distributable by the
Company as the assets and liabilities of the EBT are subject to management by
the Trustees in accordance with the EBT trust deed. 
 
Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are
identified separately from the Group's equity therein.  Non-controlling
interests consist of the minority's proportion of the net fair value of the
assets and liabilities acquired at the date of the original business
combination and the non-controlling interest's change in equity since that
date.  The non-controlling interest represents a 22% shareholding in Library
Information Services Limited, a subsidiary of the Company. 
 
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
 
                                                                            Note       At 30 June2016£'000  At 30 June2015   £'000  
 ASSETS                                                                                                                             
 Non-current assets                                                                                                                 
 Goodwill                                                                              1,333                1,333                   
 Other intangible assets                                                               7,050                4,614                   
 Property, plant and equipment                                                         10,987               11,990                  
 Deferred tax assets                                                        11         2,775                6,118                   
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                       22,145               24,055                  
                                                                                                                                    
 Current assets                                                                                                                     
 Trade and other receivables                                                9          617,013              411,705                 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                  10         211,393              216,753                 
 Investments                                                                8          994                  909                     
 Current tax assets                                                                    33                   -                       
                                                                                       829,433              629,367                 
                                                                                                                                    
 Total assets                                                                          851,578              653,422                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
 LIABILITIES                                                                                                                        
 Current liabilities                                                                                                                
 Trade and other payables                                                   12         581,685              397,262                 
 Current tax liabilities                                                               15,242               18,861                  
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                       596,927              416,123                 
 Net current assets                                                                    232,506              213,244                 
 Non-current liabilities                                                                                                            
 Provisions                                                                            487                  232                     
 Total liabilities                                                                     597,414              416,356                 
 Net assets                                                                            254,164              237,067                 
                                                                                                                                    
 EQUITY                                                                                                                             
 Share capital                                                              13         1,897                1,897                   
 Share premium account                                                                 8                    8                       
 Investment revaluation reserve                                                        -                    -                       
 Capital redemption reserve                                                            12                   12                      
 Shares held by Employee Benefit Trust reserve                                         (14,850)             (13,018)                
 EBT reserve                                                                           11,999               12,704                  
 Retained earnings                                                                     254,632              234,963                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
 Total equity, attributable to the owners of the parent Company    253,698  236,566  
 Non-controlling interest                                          466      501      
                                                                                     
 Total equity                                                      254,164  237,067  
                                                                                                                                    
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 
 
                                                       Note             Year ended  30 June2016  Year ended  30 June2015  
                                                                        £'000                    £'000                    
                                                                                                                          
 Operating activities                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                          
 Cash generated from operations                        14               205,360                  212,991                  
 Income tax paid                                                        (40,766)                 (41,603)                 
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
 Net cash generated from operating activities                           164,594                  171,388                  
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
 Investing activities                                                                                                     
 Interest received                                                      458                      896                      
 Dividends received from investments                                    171                      91                       
 Purchases of property, plant and equipment                             (2,534)                  (2,590)                  
 Purchase of intangible assets                                          (4,114)                  (2,887)                  
 Purchase of available-for-sale investments                             (85)                     (35)                     
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
 Net cash used in investing activities                                  (6,104)                  (4,525)                  
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
 Financing activities                                                                                                     
 Purchase of own shares in EBT                                          (15,927)                 (2,000)                  
 Proceeds on sale of own shares in EBT                                  10,655                   4,362                    
 Dividends paid to owners of the parent                                 (158,182)                (152,071)                
 Dividends paid to non-controlling interests                            (396)                    (572)                    
 Purchase of non-controlling interest in subsidiary                     -                        (1,067)                  
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
 Net cash used in financing activities                                  (163,850)                (151,348)                
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
                                                               (5,360)  15,515                   
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                         216,753                  201,238                  
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year              10               211,393                  216,753                  
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
 
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
 
1. General information 
 
Hargreaves Lansdown plc (the "Company") and ultimate parent of the Group is a
company incorporated and domiciled in the United Kingdom under the Companies
Act 2006 whose shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. The
address of the registered office is One College Square South, Anchor Road,
Bristol, BS1 5HL, United Kingdom. The nature of the Group's operations and its
principal activities are set out in the Operating and Financial Review. 
 
These financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the
currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group operates and
are rounded to the nearest thousand. 
 
The consolidated financial statements contained in this preliminary
announcement do not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 434 of
the Companies Act 2006.  The financial statements are extracted from the 2016
Group financial statements which have been signed and audited but have not yet
been delivered to the Registrar of Companies but will be following the
Company's annual general meeting. The financial information included in this
preliminary announcement has been based on the Company's financial statements
which are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) as adopted for use in the EU. The principal accounting
policies are set out in the Group's 2016 statutory accounts. 
 
The report of the auditors on the financial statements for the years ended 30
June 2016 and 30 June 2015, which were prepared in accordance with IFRS as
adopted for use in the EU, was unqualified, did not draw attention to any
matters by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and did not contain
a statement under section 498 (2) or 498 (3) of the Companies Act 2006.  The
financial statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2015 have been
delivered to Companies House 
 
2. Revenue 
 
Revenue represents commission receivable from financial services provided to
clients, interest income on settlement accounts and management fees charged to
clients.  It relates to services provided in the UK and is stated net of value
added tax.  An analysis of the Group's revenue is as follows: 
 
                         Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 Revenue from services:                                                              
 Recurring income        317,089                       329,900                       
 Transactional income    65,035                        58,816                        
 Other income            6,209                         6,421                         
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
 Total revenue           388,333                       395,137                       
                                                                                     
 
 
Recurring income comprises renewal income (2016: £76.9m, 2015: £121.1m),
management fees relating to the PMS Service and Vantage SIPP and ISA accounts
(2016: £25.5m, 2015: £24.2m), management fees relating to the Hargreaves
Lansdown Multi-Manager Funds (2016: £44.1m, 2015: £36.5m), platform fees
(2016: £139.4m, 2015: £123.8m) and interest income on client money (2016:
£31.2m, 2015: £24.3m). Transactional income comprises commission earned from
stockbroking transactions (2016: £46.8m, 2015: £39.3m), adviser charges (2016:
£10.5m, 2015: £9.7m) and other income (2016: £7.7m, 2015: £9.8m). Other income
represents the amount of fees receivable from the provision of funds data
services and research through Library Information Services Ltd to external
parties. 
 
Following the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review ("RDR") on 1
March 2014, total revenue earned from investment funds held by clients
significantly increased as a new platform fee was introduced. At the same time
commission income was being received from the fund management groups on funds
purchased by clients before the RDR implementation date. Where we still
received commission on these pre RDR or "legacy funds" the vast majority was
passed back to our clients in the form of a significantly higher loyalty bonus
which is shown within commission payable in the income statement. This
continued up until 31 March 2016 from which point any commission received on
legacy funds was passed on entirely to clients and as a result was no longer
recognised as revenue or a cost. In order to aid comparability across this
transitional period the measure of net revenue is felt to be more meaningful
and hence has been used in the Operating and Financial review section and is
shown in the Income statement. Net revenue is measured as revenue less
commission payable. 
 
3. Segment information 
 
The Group is organised into three business segments, namely the Vantage
division, the Discretionary/Managed division and the Third Party/Other
Services division. This is based upon the Group's internal organisation and
management structure and is the primary way in which the Chief Operating
Decision Maker (CODM) is provided with financial information. The CODM has
been identified as the Board of Executive Directors. 
 
The 'Vantage' division represents all activities relating to our direct to
private investor platform. 
 
The 'Discretionary/Managed' division is focused on the provision of managed
services such as our Portfolio Management Service (PMS) and range of
Multi-Manager funds. 
 
The 'Third Party/Other Services' division includes activities relating to the
broking of third party investments and pensions, certificated share dealing
and other niche services such as currency, CFDs and spread betting.  In this
division, clients' investments are not administered within the Group. 
 
The 'Group' segment contains items that are shared by the Group as a whole and
cannot be reasonably allocated to other operating segments. 
 
Segment expenses are those that are directly attributable to a segment
together with the relevant portion of other expenses that can reasonably be
allocated to the segment. Gains or losses on the disposal of
available-for-sale investments, investment income, interest payable and tax
are not allocated by segment. 
 
Segment assets and liabilities include items that are directly attributable to
a segment plus an allocation on a reasonable basis of shared items.  Corporate
assets and liabilities are not included in business segments and are thus
unallocated.  At 30 June 2016 and 2015, these comprise cash and cash
equivalents, short-term investments, tax-related and other assets or
liabilities. 
 
Consolidation adjustments relate to the elimination of inter-segment
counterparty balances required on consolidation. 
 
                                       Vantage    Discretionary/ Managed  Third Party/Other Services  Group     Consolidation Adjustments  Consolidated  
                                       £'000      £'000                   £'000                       £'000     £'000                      £'000         
 Year ended 30 June 2016                                                                                                                                 
 Revenue from external customers       307,522    58,956                  21,855                      -         -                          388,333       
 Commission payable                    (61,702)   (27)                    (68)                        -         -                          (61,797)      
 Total segment net revenue             245,820    58,929                  21,787                      -         -                          326,536       
                                                                                                                                                         
 Depreciation and amortisation         4,143      376                     697                         -         -                          5,216         
 Investment revenue                    -          -                       -                           629       -                          629           
 Reportable segment profit before tax  166,373    45,348                  7,613                       (455)     -                          218,879       
                                                                                                                                                         
 Reportable segment assets             614,314    31,336                  6,156                       239,426   (39,654)                   851,578       
 Reportable segment liabilities        (571,409)  (26,550)                (548)                       (38,561)  39,654                     (597,414)     
 Net segment assets                    42,905     4,786                   5,608                       200,865   -                          254,164       
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                         
 Year ended 30 June 2015                                                                                                                                 
 Revenue from external customers       320,849    52,451                  21,837                      -         -                          395,137       
 Commission payable                    (100,879)  (15)                    (55)                        -         -                          (100,949)     
 Total segment net revenue             219,970    52,436                  21,782                      -         -                          294,188       
                                                                                                                                                         
 Depreciation and amortisation         3,537      355                     488                         -         -                          4,380         
 Investment revenue                    -          -                       -                           987       -                          987           
 Reportable segment profit before tax  147,463    39,855                  11,516                      204       -                          199,038       
                                                                                                                                                         
 Reportable segment assets             398,582    35,022                  13,159                      247,229   (40,570)                   653,422       
 Reportable segment liabilities        (387,092)  (24,966)                (409)                       (44,458)  40,570                     (416,355)     
 Net segment assets                    11,490     10,056                  12,750                      202,771   -                          237,067       
 
 
Information about products/services 
 
The Group's operating segments are business units that provide different
products and services.  The breakdown of revenue from external customers for
each type of service is therefore the same as the segmental analysis above. 
 
Information about geographical area 
 
All business activities are located within the UK. 
 
Information about major customers 
 
The Group does not rely on any individual customer. 
 
4. Investment revenue 
 
                                   Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 Interest on bank deposits         458                           896                           
 Dividends from equity investment  171                           91                            
                                   629                           987                           
 
 
5. Tax 
 
                                                                Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 Current tax: on profits for the year                           40,771                        41,749                        
 Current tax: adjustments in respect of prior years             (536)                         -                             
 Deferred tax (Note 11)                                         231                           41                            
 Deferred tax: adjustments in respect of prior years (Note 11)  1,157                         (1)                           
                                                                41,623                        41,789                        
 
 
Corporation tax is calculated at 20.0% of the estimated assessable profit for
the year to 30 June 2016 (2015: 20.75%). In addition to the amount charged to
the income statement, certain tax amounts have been charged or (credited)
directly to equity as follows: 
 
                                                Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 Deferred tax relating to share-based payments  1,955                         592                           
 Current tax relating to share-based payments   (3,122)                       (1,305)                       
                                                (1,167)                       (713)                         
 
 
Factors affecting tax charge for the year 
 
It is expected that the ongoing effective tax rate will remain at a rate
approximating to the standard UK corporation tax rate in the medium term
except for the impact of deferred tax arising from the timing of exercising of
share options which is not under our control.  The standard UK corporation tax
rate was reduced to 20% (from 21%) on 1 April 2015 and accordingly the Group's
profits for this accounting year are taxed at an effective rate of 20.0%. 
Deferred tax has been recognised at 20%, being the rate at which the deferred
tax assets are expected to reverse.  A deferred tax asset in respect of future
share option deductions has been recognised based on the Company's share price
as at 30 June 2016. 
 
Factors affecting future tax charge 
 
Any increase or decrease to the Company's share price will impact the amount
of tax deduction available in future years on the value of shares acquired by
staff under share incentive schemes. The Finance Act 2015 received Royal
Assent on 18 November 2015 and has reduced the standard rate of UK corporation
tax to 19% from 1 April 2017 and to 18% from 1 April 2020. A planned reduction
in the rate to 17% has yet to be substantively enacted. 
 
The charge for the year can be reconciled to the profit per the income
statement as follow: 
 
                                                                                 Year ended 30 June 2016 £'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 Profit before tax                                                               218,879                        199,038                       
                                                                                                                                              
 Tax at the UK corporation tax rate of 20.00% (2015 - 20.75%)                    
                                                               43,776  41,302  
 Items (allowable) / not allowable for tax                                       (2,774)                        424                           
 Adjustments in respect of prior years                                           621                            (1)                           
 Impact of the changes in tax rate                                               -                              64                            
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
 Tax expense for the year                                                        41,623                         41,789                        
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
 Effective tax rate                                                              19.0%                          21.0%                         
                                                                                                                                              
 
 
6. Dividends 
 
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders in the year: 
 
                                                                  Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 2015 Second interim dividend of 14.30p (2014: 15.39p) per share  67,515                        72,449                        
 2015 Special dividend of 11.40p (2014: 9.61p) per share          53,850                        45,248                        
 2016 First interim dividend of 7.80p (2015: 7.30p) per share     36,817                        34,374                        
 Total dividends paid during the year                             158,182                       152,071                       
 
 
After the balance sheet date, the Directors declared a second interim (final)
ordinary dividend of 16.30 pence per share and a special dividend of 9.90
pence per share payable on 28 September 2016 to shareholders on the register
on 16 September 2016.  Dividends are required to be recognised in the
financial statements when paid, and accordingly the declared dividend amounts
are not recognised in these financial statements, but will be included in the
2017 financial statements as follows: 
 
                                                                    £'000    
 2016 Second interim dividend of 16.30p (2015: 14.30p) per share    77,036   
 2016 Special dividend of 9.90p (2015: 11.40p) per share            46,789   
 2016 Total declared dividend of 34.00p (2015: 33.00p) per share    160,642  
 
 
Under an arrangement dated 30 June 1997 the Hargreaves Lansdown Employee
Benefit Trust, which held the following number of ordinary shares in
Hargreaves Lansdown plc at the date shown, has agreed to waive all dividends. 
 
                                                                          Year ended 30 June 2016  Year ended 30 June 2015  
                                                                          No. of shares            No. of shares            
 Number of shares held by the Hargreaves Lansdown Employee Benefit Trust  1,724,330                2,726,361                
 Representing % of called-up share capital                                0.36%                    0.57%                    
 
 
7. Earnings per share (EPS) 
 
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to
equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary
shares in free issue during the year, including ordinary shares held in the
EBT reserve which have vested unconditionally with employees. 
 
Diluted earnings per share is calculated adjusting the weighted average number
of ordinary shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential
ordinary shares. 
 
The weighted average number of anti-dilutive share options and awards excluded
from the calculation of diluted earnings per share was 1,285,073 at 30 June
2016 (2015: 1,010,928). 
 
                                                                                                                 Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 Earnings (all from continuing operations):                                                                                                                                  
 Earnings for the purposes of basic & diluted EPS - net profit attributable to equity holders of parent company  176,895                       156,664                       
                                                                                                                                                                             
 Number of shares:                                                                                                                                                           
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of diluted EPS                                      474,720,091                   473,716,102                   
 Weighted average number of shares held by HL EBT which have not vested unconditionally with employees           (1,818,222)                   (2,068,619)                   
                                                                                                                                                                             
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic EPS                                        472,901,869                   471,647,483                   
                                                                                                                                                                             
 Earnings per share:                                                                                             Pence                         Pence                         
 Basic EPS                                                                                                       37.4                          33.2                          
 Diluted EPS                                                                                                     37.3                          33.1                          
 
 
8. Investments 
 
                                                                                Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 At beginning of year                                                           909                           874                           
 Purchases                                                                      85                            35                            
                                                                                                                                            
 At end of year                                                                 994                           909                           
                                                                                                                                            
 Comprising:                                                                                                                                
 Current asset investment - UK listed securities valued at quoted market price  730                           645                           
 Current asset investment - Unlisted securities valued at cost                  264                           264                           
 
 
£730,000 (2015:  £645,000) of investments are classified as held at fair value
through profit and loss and £264,000 (2015:  £264,000) are classified as
available-for-sale. Available-for-sale investments have been included at fair
value where a fair value can be reliably calculated, with the revaluation
gains and losses reflected in the investment revaluation reserve as shown in
the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, until sale when the
cumulative gain or loss is transferred to the income statement.  If a fair
value cannot be reliably calculated by reference to a quoted market price or
other method of valuation, available-for-sale investments are included at
cost, with a fair value adjustment recognised upon disposal of the
investment. 
 
9. Trade and other receivables 
 
                                 Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 Financial assets:                                                                           
 Trade receivables               576,402                       380,803                       
 Other receivables               559                           1,460                         
                                                                                             
                                 576,961                       382,263                       
 Non-financial assets:                                                                       
 Prepayments and accrued income  40,052                        29,442                        
                                                                                             
                                 617,013                       411,705                       
 
 
Trade and other receivables are measured at initial recognition at fair value.
Appropriate allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts are recognised in
profit or loss when there is objective evidence that the asset is impaired. 
In accordance with market practice, certain balances with clients, Stock
Exchange member firms and other counterparties totalling £560.9 million (2015:
£363.2 million) are included in trade receivables.  These balances are
presented net where there is a legal right of offset and the ability and
intention to settle net. The gross amount of trade receivables is £718.0
million and the gross amount offset in the balance sheet with trade payables
is £157.2 million. Other than counterparty balances trade receivables
primarily consist of fees and amounts owed by clients and renewal commission
owed by fund management groups. There are no balances where there is a legal
right of offset but not a right of offset in accordance with accounting
standards, and no collateral has been posted for the balances that have been
offset. 
 
10. Cash and cash equivalents 
 
                                          Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 Cash and cash equivalents:                                                                           
 Restricted cash - balances held by EBT   3,184                         7,602                         
 Group cash and cash equivalent balances  208,209                       209,151                       
                                                                                                      
                                          211,393                       216,753                       
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and demand deposits held by
the Group that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash. The carrying
amount of these assets is approximately equal to their fair value. 
 
At 30 June 2016 segregated deposit amounts held by the Group on behalf of
clients in accordance with the client money rules of the Financial Conduct
Authority amounted to £6,953 million (2015: £5,499 million). In addition there
were currency service cash accounts held on behalf of clients not governed by
the client money rules of £18 million (2015: £12m). The client retains the
beneficial interest in both these deposit and cash accounts and accordingly
they are not included in the balance sheet of the Group. 
 
11. Deferred tax assets 
 
Deferred tax assets arise because of temporary timing differences only. The
following are the major deferred tax assets recognised and movements thereon
during the current and prior reporting years. Deferred tax has been recognised
at 20%, being the rate in force at the balance sheet date. 
 
                              Accelerated tax depreciation  Share-based payments  Other deductible temporary differences  Total    
                              £'000                         £'000                 £'000                                   £'000    
 At 1 July 2014               145                           5,240                 1,365                                   6,750    
 Credit / (charge) to income  80                            83                    (203)                                   (40)     
 Charge to equity             -                             (592)                 -                                       (592)    
 At 30 June 2015              225                           4,731                 1,162                                   6,118    
 Charge to income             -                             (259)                 (1,129)                                 (1,388)  
 Charge to equity             -                             (1,955)               -                                       (1,955)  
 At 30 June 2016              225                           2,517                 33                                      2,775    
 
 
12. Trade and other payables 
 
                                  Year ended 30 June 2016£'000  Year ended 30 June 2015£'000  
 Financial liabilities:                                                                       
 Trade payables                   556,754                       362,808                       
 Social security and other taxes  7,404                         9,692                         
 Other payables                   3,888                         12,176                        
                                                                                              
                                  568,046                       384,676                       
 Non-financial liabilities:                                                                   
 Accruals and deferred income     13,639                        12,586                        
                                                                                              
                                  581,685                       397,262                       
                                

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