18 Feb 2010 07:00
7:00 am Thursday 18 February 2010
Numis Corporation Plc
Interim Dividend
Dividend and Scrip Alternative
The Board has approved an interim dividend of 4.00p per share (2009: 2.50p). This dividend will be payable on 31 March 2010 to all shareholders on the register at 26 February 2010. Shareholders will be offered the option to receive shares instead of a cash dividend, the details of which will be explained in a circular which will be posted to shareholders on 5 March 2010.
Commenting on the dividend, Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive, said:
"We are re-balancing our dividend payments to reflect more accurately the underlying profile of earnings of the Company, a process which was started in 2006. The interim dividend of 4.00p per share is intended to achieve this goal."
Contacts:
| Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive | 020 7260 1256 |
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| Gill Ackers | 020 7396 5382 |
| Carole Cable | 020 7396 7458 |
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| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Nominated Adviser): |
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| Simon Boadle | 020 7583 5000 |
| Jon Raggett | 020 7583 5000 |
Notes to Editors:
Numis Corporation Plc
Numis Corporation Plc is the holding company of Numis Securities Limited, a leading independent investment banking and stockbroking business which offers a full range of research, execution, equity capital markets, corporate broking and corporate finance services to UK quoted companies and their investors. The Group was voted Leading Brokerage Firm (2009 Thomson Reuters Extel survey for UK companies up to £1bn market capitalisation) for the second time in three years and also voted 4th overall Broker across All UK Caps in the same survey. Further details concerning the business are available on the Group's website www.numiscorp.com