Wed, 29th Feb 2012 07:49 LONDON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Ricardo PLC:
* Strong closing order book at £123M (30 June 201
1: £107M; 31 December 2010: £117M)
* H1 profit before tax up 26% at £6.3M (31 December 2010: £5.0M)
* Improved profit performance achieved despite a disappointing performance in U.S. and across Strategic Consulting activities
* Interim dividend up 9% to 3.7P per share (31 December 2010: 3.4P)
* Board remains confident of further progress for the full year
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