LONDON (Alliance News) - British Empire Securities and General Trust PLC on Monday said it outperformed its benchmark for the year and said it has maintained its dividend payments.
The investment trust said its net asset value per share increased 6.8% on a total return basis in the year to September 30, ahead of the 5.1% rise in its MSCI All Country World ex-US Index benchmark.
The trust said its delivered a share price total return of 8.9% in the year and said it maintained its total ordinary dividend payments at 10.5 pence per share.
Shares in the trust, which is a FTSE 250 constituent, were down 0.1% to 508.24 pence on Monday morning.
By Sam Unsted; samunsted@alliancenews.com; @SamUAtAlliance
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