Halma boosts divi by seven per cent

Safety, health and environmental technology group Halma delivered a six per cent rise in both revenue and profit, prompting the company to increase its interim dividend payment from 3.79p to 4.06p per share.

Safety, health and environmental technology group Halma delivered a six per cent rise in both revenue and profit, prompting the company to increase its interim dividend payment from 3.79p to 4.06p per share.

Revenue for the 26 weeks ended September 29th totalled £298.1m compared to £280.0m in the 26 weeks ended October 1st 2011, while on the same basis adjusted pre-tax profit climbed from £57.5m to £60.8m and adjusted earnings per share rose 5% from 11.75p to 12.34p.

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