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Special Dividend Declaration
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc has received £27.6m from the disposal of its Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting Ltd shareholding and will declare a Special Dividend of £8.0m, or 22.33p per share, payable on March 27, 2026. In addition, the company intends to pay a dividend of at least £5.0m annually for the financial years ending January 31, 2027, and January 31, 2028, subject to board discretion. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n15 December 2025\n \nB.P. Marsh & Partners Plc\n(\"B.P. Marsh\", \"the Company\" or \"the Group\")\n\nSpecial Dividend Declaration\n \nFurther to the announcement made on 28th October 2025, B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc (AIM: BPM), the specialist private equity investor in early-stage financial services businesses, is pleased to confirm that it has received consideration of £27.6m from the disposal of its shareholding in Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting Ltd (the \"Proceeds\").\n \nUse of Proceeds\n \nFollowing receipt of the Proceeds, the Company is pleased to confirm its intention to declare a Special Dividend of £8.0m, equating to 22.33p per share.\n \nThe Special Dividend of circa 22.33p per share will be payable on Friday 27th March 2026 to Shareholders on the Register as at Friday 6th March 2026. The associated ex-dividend date will be Thursday 5th March 2026.\n \nIn addition to the Special Dividend of £8.0m, and as previously guided, the Company's intention is to pay a dividend of at least £5.0m per annum in each of the financial years ending 31st January 2027 and 31st January 2028, subject always to the Board's right to recommend an increased or decreased Final Dividend, for example in the event of significant realisations or capital commitments.\n \nThe Board periodically reviews its capital allocation policy, including the frequency of dividend payments for subsequent years.\n \nThis announcement contains inside information. The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Ruth Pearson.\n \nFor further information on B.P. Marsh, its strategy and current portfolio, please visit www.bpmarsh.co.uk or contact:\n \n \n\n\n\n\nB.P. Marsh & Partners Plc\nDaniel Topping / Alice Foulk\n \n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7233 3112\n \n\n\n\n\nNominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker:\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSinger Capital Markets Advisory LLP\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7496 3000\n\n\n\n\nCharles Leigh-Pemberton / Asha Chotai / James Todd\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoint Corporate Broker:\nInvestec Bank plc\nChristopher Baird / David Anderson / Maria Gomez de Olea\n \n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7597 5970\n\n\n\n\nFinancial PR & Investor Relations:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTavistock\nSimon Hudson / Katie Hopkins / Ku...