Declaration of a Special Interim Dividend

RNS Announcement

RNS Number : 5497B

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC

17 June 2016

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC ("Arbuthnot" or the "Company")

Declaration of a Special Interim Dividend

The Board of Arbuthnot Banking Group announces that the conditions required to permit the Board to declare the special interim dividend of 25 pence per ordinary share (the "Special Dividend") relating to the sale of the Everyday Loans Group which was conditionally announced on 17 March 2016 have now been satisfied. The Board has therefore now declared the Special Dividend with an associated ex-dividend date of 30 June 2016, a record date of 1 July 2016 and a payment date of 27 July 2016.

Enquiries:

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC

Sir Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Salmon, Group Chief Operating Officer

James Cobb, Group Finance Director

David Marshall, Communications Director

Tel: 020 7012 2400

Numis Securities Ltd (Broker)

Chris Wilkinson

Tel: 020 7260 1000

Canaccord Genuity Limited

(Nominated Adviser)

Sunil Duggal

Tel: 020 7665 4500

Bell Pottinger

(Financial PR)

Ben Woodford

Sam Cartwright

Tel: 020 3772 2566

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RNS metadata

Title: Declaration of a Special Interim Dividend
Time: 11:45:02
Date: 17 Jun 2016
Category: Capital structure
ID: 5497B