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L&G Full Year Results 2017 Part 1
L&G Full Year Results 2017 Part 1.
About this update from Legal & General Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9059G Legal & General Group Plc 07 March 2018 \n\nLEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC\n \nStock Exchange Release \n \n07 March 2018 \ncontinuing strong performance in 2017: EPS1 31.9p, return on \n\nequity 25.6%\n\n\n\nfinancial highlights2: \n· OPERATING PROFIT up 32% to £2,055M (2016: £1,562m) \n· Profit Before tax3 UP 32% to £2,090m (2016: £1,582m)\n· Profit after tax UP 50% to £1,902m (2016: £1,265m)\n· Full year dividend up 7% to 15.35p per share (2016: 14.35p)\n· 2017 results include mortality release4 of £332m \n· OPERATING PROFIT from continuing operations5 excluding mortality release up 12% \n to £1,616M (2016: £1,447m) \n· Net release from continuing operations5 up 9% to £1,352m (2016: £1,242m)\n·  ...