** Shares of Kiwi Property Group KPG.NZ rise as much as
3.9% to NZ$1.055, best session since March 18 if gains hold
** The real estate firm declares https://www.nzx.com/announcements/392451
FY22 cash dividend of 5.60 NZ cents per share
** Co reports FY net profit after tax of NZ$224.3 mln
($143.89 mln), up 14.1% from the same period last year
** Stock hits highest level since May 5
** As of last close, KPG stock down ~15.1% this year
($1 = 1.5588 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Upasana Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Daniel
Wallis)
((Upasana.Singh@thomsonreuters.com))