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REG - Impax Asset Mngmnt - Interim Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">IPX.L</Origin> - Part 4

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                                                                                                                                         Diluted adjusted   3,256                           116,658                         2.79p                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         The number of                                      
                                                                                                                                         ordinary shares                                    
                                                                                                                                         used in the                                        
                                                                                                                                         calculation of                                     
                                                                                                                                         diluted adjusted                                   
                                                                                                                                         earnings per share                                 
                                                                                                                                         excludes the number                                 
                                                                                                                                         of shares held in                                  
                                                                                                                                         Treasury or the                                    
                                                                                                                                         EBTs at the end of                                 
                                                                                                                                         the period and                                     
                                                                                                                                         includes an                                        
                                                                                                                                         adjustment for the                                 
                                                                                                                                         dilutive impact of                                 
                                                                                                                                         the ESOP share                                     
                                                                                                                                         schemes.  The                                      
                                                                                                                                         dilutive impact is                                 
                                                                                                                                         calculated in the                                  
                                                                                                                                         same way as for the                                 
                                                                                                                                         IFRS earnings per                                  
                                                                                                                                         share.                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Six months ended 31 March 2015    Six months ended 31 March 2014  Year ended 30 September 2014    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             '000                              '000                            '000                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Shares in issue    127,749                         127,749                         127,749                                          
                                                                                                                                         Shares held in EBT (13,060)                        (10,286)                        (11,550)                                         
                                                                                                                                         2012 (excluding                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         those held to                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         satisfy awards                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         under the EIA                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         Extension share                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         scheme)                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                         Number of shares   114,689                         117,463                         116,199                                          
                                                                                                                                         used in the                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         calculation of                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         basic adjusted                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         earnings per share                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         Dilutive effect of 800                             393                             459                                              
                                                                                                                                         ESOP share scheme                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         Number of shares   115,489                         117,856                         116,658                                          
                                                                                                                                         used in the                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         calculation of                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         diluted adjusted                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         earnings per share                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         IFRS earnings per                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         share                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Earnings for the period           Shares                          Earnings per share              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             £'000                             '000                                                            
                                                                                                                                         Six months ended 31                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         March 2015                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         Basic                                                                                                                               1,875                             115,738                         1.62p                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Diluted                                                                                                                             1,875                             116,538                         1.61p                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Six months ended 31                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         March 2014                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         Basic                                                                                                                               1,413                             117,598                         1.20p                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Diluted                                                                                                                             1,413                             117,991                         1.20p                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Year ended 30                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         September 2014                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                         Basic                                                                                                                               3,256                             117,314                         2.78p                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Diluted                                                                                                                             3,256                             117,773                         2.76p                           
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         The number of                                      
                                                                                                                                         ordinary shares                                    
                                                                                                                                         used in the                                        
                                                                                                                                         calculation of                                     
                                                                                                                                         diluted earnings                                   
                                                                                                                                         per share                                          
                                                                                                                                         reconciles to the                                  
                                                                                                                                         number of ordinary                                 
                                                                                                                                         shares used in the                                 
                                                                                                                                         calculation of                                     
                                                                                                                                         basic earnings per                                 
                                                                                                                                         share as follows:                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Six months ended 31 March 2015    Six months ended 31 March 2014  Year ended 30 September 2014    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             '000                              '000                            '000                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Number of ordinary 115,738                         117,598                         117,314                                          
                                                                                                                                         shares used in the                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         calculation of                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         basic earnings per                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         share                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Additional dilutive 10,990                          3,250                           5,350                                            
                                                                                                                                         shares re ESOP                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         schemes                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                         Adjustment to      (10,190)                        (2,857)                         (4,891)                                          
                                                                                                                                         reflect future                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         contributions from                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         employees receiving                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         awards and option                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         exercise proceeds                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Number of ordinary 116,538                         117,991                         117,773                                          
                                                                                                                                         shares used in the                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         calculation of                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         diluted earnings                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         per share                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         The Basic earnings                                 
                                                                                                                                         per shares for all                                 
                                                                                                                                         periods shown                                      
                                                                                                                                         includes vested                                    
                                                                                                                                         LTIP options on the                                 
                                                                                                                                         basis that these                                   
                                                                                                                                         have an                                            
                                                                                                                                         inconsequential                                    
                                                                                                                                         exercise price (1p                                 
                                                                                                                                         or 0p).                                            
 8                                                                                                                                       Dividends                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         On 4 February 2015,                                 
                                                                                                                                         at the Company's                                   
                                                                                                                                         Annual General                                     
                                                                                                                                         Meeting, payment of                                 
                                                                                                                                         a 1.1p per share                                   
                                                                                                                                         dividend in respect                                 
                                                                                                                                         of the year ended                                  
                                                                                                                                         30 September 2014                                  
                                                                                                                                         (2013: 0.9p per                                    
                                                                                                                                         share) was                                         
                                                                                                                                         approved.  The                                     
                                                                                                                                         Trustee of the                                     
                                                                                                                                         Impax Employee                                     
                                                                                                                                         Benefit Trusts                                     
                                                                                                                                         waived the Trusts'                                 
                                                                                                                                         rights to part of                                  
                                                                                                                                         this dividend,                                     
                                                                                                                                         leading to a total                                 
                                                                                                                                         dividend payment of                                 
                                                                                                                                         £1,231,000.  This                                  
                                                                                                                                         was paid on 20                                     
                                                                                                                                         February 2015.                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         The Board has                                      
                                                                                                                                         declared an interim                                 
                                                                                                                                         dividend for the                                   
                                                                                                                                         period of 0.4p per                                 
                                                                                                                                         ordinary share                                     
                                                                                                                                         (2014: 0.3p). This                                 
                                                                                                                                         dividend will be                                   
                                                                                                                                         paid on 26 June to                                 
                                                                                                                                         ordinary                                           
                                                                                                                                         shareholders on the                                 
                                                                                                                                         register at close                                  
                                                                                                                                         of business on 29                                  
                                                                                                                                         May 2015.                                          
 9                                                                                                                                       Goodwill                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Cost                                                                                                                                                                                                  £'000                           
                                                                                                                                         At 31 March 2014                                                                                                                                                      1,629                                                         
                                                                                                                                         Addition                                                                                                                                                                                              36                              
                                                                                                                                         At 30 September                                                                                                                     1,665                                                             
                                                                                                                                         2014 and 31 March                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         2015                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Goodwill arose on                                  
                                                                                                                                         the acquisition of                                 
                                                                                                                                         Impax Capital                                      
                                                                                                                                         Limited on 18 June                                 
                                                                                                                                         2001 and on the                                    
                                                                                                                                         acquisition of a                                   
                                                                                                                                         property fund                                      
                                                                                                                                         business from                                      
                                                                                                                                         Climate Change                                     
                                                                                                                                         Capital in July                                    
                                                                                                                                         2014.                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         The Group tests                                    
                                                                                                                                         goodwill for                                       
                                                                                                                                         impairment annually                                 
                                                                                                                                         or more frequently                                 
                                                                                                                                         if there are                                       
                                                                                                                                         indications that                                   
                                                                                                                                         goodwill may be                                    
                                                                                                                                         impaired.                                          
 10                                                                                                                                      Current asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         investments                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Unlisted investments              Listed investments              Total                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             £'000                             £'000                           £'000                           
                                                                                                                                         At 1 October 2013                                                                                                6,624              2,712                             9,336                                                         
                                                                                                                                         Additions                                                                                                                           475                               2,916                           3,391                           
                                                                                                                                         Fair value                                                                                                       (177)              322                               145                                                           
                                                                                                                                         movements                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         Repayments/disposal                                                                                               (1,223)            (17)                              (1,240)                                                       
                                                                                                                                         s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         Foreign exchange                                                                                                 -                  15                                15                                                            
                                                                                                                                         At 31 March 2014                                                                                                 5,699              5,948                             11,647                                                        
                                                                                                                                         Additions                                                                                                                           163                               2,347                           2,510                           
                                                                                                                                         Fair value                                                                                                       (84)               (234)                             (318)                                                         
                                                                                                                                         movements                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         Repayments/disposal                                                                                               (586)              (1,536)                           (2,122)                                                       
                                                                                                                                         s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         Foreign exchange                                                                                                 -                  (77)                              (77)                                                          
                                                                                                                                         At 30 September                                                                                                  5,192              6,448                             11,640                                                        
                                                                                                                                         2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                         Additions                                                                                                                           39                                1,935                           1,974                           
                                                                                                                                         Fair value                                                                                                       125                721                               846                                                           
                                                                                                                                         movements                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         Repayments/disposal                                                                                               (2,534)            (524)                             (3,058)                                                       
                                                                                                                                         s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         Foreign exchange                                                                                                 -                  372                               372                                                           
                                                                                                                                         At 31 March 2015                                                                                                 2,822              8,952                             11,774                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Impax Food and                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         Agriculture Fund                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         ("IFAF")                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         On 1 December 2012                                 
                                                                                                                                         the Group launched                                 
                                                                                                                                         the IFAF and                                       
                                                                                                                                         invested, from its                                 
                                                                                                                                         own resources                                      
                                                                                                                                         £2,000,000 into the                                 
                                                                                                                                         fund. The IFAF                                     
                                                                                                                                         invests in listed                                  
                                                                                                                                         equities using the                                 
                                                                                                                                         Group's Food and                                   
                                                                                                                                         Agriculture                                        
                                                                                                                                         Strategy.  The                                     
                                                                                                                                         Group's investment                                 
                                                                                                                                         represented more                                   
                                                                                                                                         than 50% of the                                    
                                                                                                                                         IFAF's NAV from the                                 
                                                                                                                                         date of launch to                                  
                                                                                                                                         31 March 2015 and                                  
                                                                                                                                         has been                                           
                                                                                                                                         consolidated                                       
                                                                                                                                         throughout this                                    
                                                                                                                                         period with its                                    
                                                                                                                                         underlying                                         
 

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