F&C Managed Portfolio Trust PLC. Dividend Declaration (6066Y)

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RNS Number : 6066Y

F&C Managed Portfolio Trust PLC.

06 December 2017

   To:                   RNS 
   From:              F&C Managed Portfolio Trust plc 
   Date:               6 December 2017 
   LEI:                  213800ZA6TW45NM9YY31 

Second Interim Dividend for the year ended 31 May 2018

F&C Managed Portfolio Trust plc (the "Company") announces a second interim dividend in respect of the financial year to 31 May 2018 of 1.3 pence per Income share, an increase of 4.0% from the corresponding period of the previous year. (2017: 1.25 pence per Income share). This dividend is payable on 5 January 2018 to shareholders on the register on 15 December 2017, with an ex-dividend date of 14 December 2017.

The normal pattern for the Company is to pay four quarterly interim dividends per financial year.

In the absence of unforeseen circumstances, the first three quarterly interim dividends will each be 1.3 pence per Income share. The directors will determine the amount of the fourth quarterly interim dividend when a clearer view emerges of income for the year.

For further information please contact:

   Peter Hewitt, F&C Investment Business Limited       0131 718 1244 
   Ian Ridge, F&C Investment Business Limited            0131 718 1010 

This information is provided by RNS

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