Associated British Foods announce a final dividend of 34.3 pence per share which will be paid on 10 January 2020 to shareholders on the Company's register of members at the close of business on 13 December 2019. The ex-dividend date will be 12 December 2019.
Other financial highlights include:
• Group revenue £15.8bn +2%
• Adjusted operating profit £1,421m +1%
• Adjusted profit before tax £1,406m +2%
• Adjusted earnings per share 137.5p +2%
• Gross investment £837m
• Net cash £936m
• Statutory operating profit £1,282m -5%
• Statutory profit before tax £1,173m -8%
• Basic earnings per share 111.1p -13%
