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RNS Number : 6748O  Legal & General Group Plc  04 December 2024

Legal & General Group plc

4 December 2024

 

 

 

 

Deep Dive: Institutional Retirement

Legal & General Group Plc ("Legal & General" or the "Group") will
today hold the first in a series of deep dives on its three divisions. Today's
deep dive will cover Institutional Retirement.

 

The event will start at 9.00am GMT and will be webcast here (link
(https://group.legalandgeneral.com/en/investors) ). Presentation slides will
be made available online shortly beforehand (at the same link).

 

Executing well in support of our Group targets

 

The Group is making good progress in delivering on the strategy set out at the
Capital Markets Event in June. It is on track to deliver mid-single digit
growth in operating profit for FY24 (in line with guidance) and, thereafter,
to achieve its targets of 6-9% CAGR in core operating EPS (FY24-FY27) at an
operating return on equity >20% (2025-2027) as well as cumulative Solvency
II capital generation of £5-6bn (2025-2027).

 

PRT market opportunity is highly attractive; L&G strongly positioned

 

The global Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) market is growing and attractive and
the Group is well-positioned to continue to seize the opportunity.

 

Our pipeline of PRT deals is as strong as it has ever been and our guidance of
£50-65bn of UK PRT (2024-2028) remains unchanged. We reiterate the division's
target operating profit CAGR of 5-7% (FY23-FY28).

 

Year-to-date we have written global PRT volumes of £10.0bn and are exclusive
on a further £0.5bn expected to close in 2024. Of this £10.5bn, £8.4bn is
UK and £2.1bn is International, with L&G writing its highest ever volumes
in the US and Canada.

 

In line with others in the market, we have adopted a largely gilts-based
investment strategy for the majority of the business we have written this
year, reflecting the prevailing market environment. This means that
year-to-date strain on UK PRT is c.1% (significantly lower than our guidance
of below 4%).

 

We anticipate returning to shareholders a proportion of the capital not
deployed on strain this year. This will form part of the Board's wider
consideration of buyback capacity, which will be set out at the FY24 results
in March 2025 and would be incremental to the capital return intentions
indicated at the Capital Markets Event in June.

 

 

Notes to Editors

About Legal & General

Established in 1836, Legal & General is one of the UK's leading financial
services groups and a major global investor, with £1.1 trillion in total
assets under management (as at HY24) of which c.40% (c.£0.5 trillion) is
international.

We have a highly synergistic business model, which continues to drive strong
returns. We are a leading international player in Institutional Retirement, in
Retail Savings and Protection, and in both public and private markets through
our Asset Management division. Across the Group, we are committed to
responsible investing and dedicated to serving the long-term savings and
investment needs of customers and society.

As at 3 December 2024, Legal & General has a market capitalisation of
£13.1 billion.

 

Enquiries

Investors

Edward Houghton, Group Strategy & Investor Relations Director

investor.relations@group.landg.com (mailto:investor.relations@group.landg.com)

+44 203 124 2091

 

Gregory Franck, Investor Relations Director

investor.relations@group.landg.com (mailto:investor.relations@group.landg.com)

+44 203 124 4415

Media

Natalie Whitty, Group Corporate Affairs Director

Natalie.Whitty@group.landg.com (mailto:Natalie.Whitty@group.landg.com)

+44 738 443 5692

Lauren Kemp, Group Head of Corporate Media & Issues

Lauren.Kemp@lgim.com (mailto:Lauren.Kemp@lgim.com)

+44 794 651 4627

Lucy Legh / Charlie Twigg, Headland Consultancy

LandG@headlandconsultancy.com (mailto:LandG@headlandconsultancy.com)

+44 20 3805 4822

 

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